IDEA
TRUE or FALSE: IDEA is a federal law we must follow today?
True
Americans with Disabilities Act covers MORE than just education - it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas including what? Name one
employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications & access to state & local government programs & services.
TRUE or FALSE: This law was the first special education law passed?
True
TRUE or FALSE Section 504 of the Rehab. Act is a civil rights statute that is focused only on education rights.
FALSE. Section 504 forbids organizations AND employers from excluding or denying individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services
Would it be wrong for a professor/teacher to leave graded papers/exams outside their office for students to pick up?
Yes - this is a violation of privacy - because it is inappropriate for students to have access to other students' information
IDEA stands for what?
Individuals with Disabilities Act
What year was ADA passed?
1990
What year was this law passed?
1975
TRUE or FALSE: To be eligible for a 504, one needs to minimally: 1. have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity and 2. has a record of such an impairment and 3. have a need for accommodations that they get from special education.
FALSE, they do NOT access this from special education, they get it from the general education staff and others.
An unauthorized person retrieves information from an employee's computer screen that was left unattended. Under FERPA, is the institution responsible?
Yes! Information on a computer screen should be treated the same as printed reports. No information should be left accessible or unattended, including computer displays.
There are six principles of IDEA, name any two of them:
Accept any TWO of the following:
1. free and appropriate education (FAPE),
2. individualized education program (IEP),
3. appropriate evaluation (unbias/nondiscriminatory),
4. parent/student participation,
5. least restrictive environment,
6. procedural safeguards (due process)
Give one practical example of ADA.
Fitness center could not exclude a person who uses a wheelchair from a workout class because they can't do the exercise. Telephone/television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities (telecommunications relay services). Installing a ramp - bathroom button to make workplace wheelchair - accessible. Providing a raised or adjustable desk so that a wheelchair can be used in place of a desk.
Another name for this law is?
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
What year was this passed? Hint: it was before PL 94-142
1973
Which of the following is NOT identified in the original FERPA (the ACT) as being an example of "directory information? (name, date of birth, email address, dates of attendance)
student's email address
What year was IDEA first put into place?
2004
A mother brings her child w/a disability to the pool. She puts the child in arm floaties due to the child's disability. The lifeguard says this is not allowed and they need to remove floaties or leave. Is this a violation of ADA?
Yes. This is a violation of ADA.
Which two disabilities were NOT included but added in 1990?
autism and traumatic brain injury
TRUE or FALSE: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 includes guidelines for how to structure a 504 plan.
FALSE
The law does not use the words "Section 504 plan" even once. Because of this lack of guidelines, your school should rely on strong internal procedures & best practices.
You receive a phone call asking to verify (A) that a currently enrolled student: attends your institution, (B) what his address was at the time of attendance, (C) his date of birth, and (D) his GPA. According to FERPA, you can verify all of these EXCEPT the student's __________.
GPA -According to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), educational institutions are allowed to disclose information about a student's attendance at the institution, their address during the time of attendance, and their date of birth. However, they are not allowed to disclose a student's GPA without the student's consent. Therefore, the correct answer is GPA.