Equal educational opportunity and nondiscrimination for students with disabilities
Subtitle: federal enforcement of section 504
By: a report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Contributors: United States Commission on Civil Rights.; Equal Educational Opportunity Project (U.S.)
Series: Equal Educational Opportunity Project series ;; Equal Educational Opportunity Project series ;; vol. 2.
Publisher: The Commission
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
Subjects: Students with disabilities -- Education -- United States.; Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- United States.; Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States.; Problem children -- Education -- United States.; Mentally ill children -- Education -- United States.; Educational equalization -- Government policy -- United States.; Special education -- Government policy -- United States.; Educational equalization -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Special education -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Description: This report focuses on issues relating to the development of individualized education programs for and placement of students who are classified as having mental retardation, learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, or serious emotional disturbances. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights examined present-day barriers and inequities that deny students with these types of disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in educational programs. The report analyzes and evaluates the Office for Civil Right's (OCR) implementation, compliance, and enforcement efforts for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. It discusses other Federal disability laws, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent that they relate to Section 504.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Printed two columns to the page.
"September 1997."