Toolkit II: Legal Issues--ADA, Section 504, FERPA

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legal Issues ◽  
Section 504

Assistive Technology: Legal Issues for Students with Disabilities and Their Schools

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Neibaur Day ◽  
Dixie Snow Huefner
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Section 504 ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Idea 1997 ◽  
Special Education Professionals

This paper provides an analysis of federal policy, legislation, and adjudication related to assistive technology for students with disabilities. The authors review the expanded mandate for assistive technology in IDEA 1997 and its implications, including associated costs and benefits of assistive technology. Recent federal court decisions, hearing decisions, and Section 504 rulings that address assistive technology are discussed. School district responsibilities are explored, and recommendations are offered to special education professionals and parents who have children who may benefit from assistive technology devices and services.

Consideration of the Federal Guidelines for Academic Services for Student-Athletes with Sports-Related Concussion

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bess Sirmon-Taylor ◽  
Anthony P. Salvatore
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Section 504 ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Behavioral Deficits ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Federal Guidelines ◽  
Academic Services

Abstract Purpose: Federal regulations should be implemented to provide appropriate services for student-athletes who have sustained a concussion, which can result in impaired function in the academic setting. Eligibility guidelines for special education services do not specifically address the significant, but sometimes transient, impairments that can manifest after concussion, which occur in up to 10% of student-athletes. Method: We provide a definition of the word concussion and discuss the eligibility guidelines for traumatic brain injury and other health-impaired under IDEA, as is the use of Section 504. Results: The cognitive-linguistic and behavioral deficits that can occur after concussion can have a significant impact on academic function. We draw comparisons between the clinical presentation of concussion and the eligibility indicators in IDEA and Section 504. Conclusion: Speech-language pathologists are well-positioned to serve on concussion management teams in school settings, providing services including collection of baseline data, intervention and reassessment after a concussion has occurred, prevention education, and legislative advocacy. Until the cultural perception of concussion changes, with increased recognition of the potential consequences, student-athletes are at risk and appropriate implementation of the existing guidelines can assist in preservation of brain function, return to the classroom, and safe return to play.

Social and Legal Issues in Drug Dependence

1975 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 505-506
Author(s):  
HAROLD GRAFF
Keyword(s):  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Legal Issues

Review of Adolescent Abortion: Psychological and Legal Issues.

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 833-833
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Legal Issues
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