ADA
What Does ADA stand for?
The American's with Disabilities Act
When was the Rehabilitation Act passed?
1973
What does IDEA stand for?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Which law provides IEP's?
IDEA
Which Law provieds 504's?
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
When was the ADA passed?
1990
Title V of the Rehabilitation Act was hailed as a “bill of rights” for people with disabilities. What is the Purpose of Title V?
To make sure that programs receiving federal financial assistance can be used by individuals with disabilities
What does IEP stand for?
Individualized Education Plan
Which law covers the hiring process?
ADA - Title I, Employment
Which law covers the Public Accommodations?
ADA - Title III: Public Accomdaions
How Many titles are in there in the ADA?
4 Titles, (Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV).
Who must obey Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
Organizations regardless of whether they receives federal assistance directly or indirectly
What is the major purpose of IDEA?
To ensure that all children with disabilities have access to a free, appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for employment and independent living.
What law and what part addresses the needs of children from age three to twenty-one, or graduation from high school?
IDEA, Part B
Which law and what part prohibits discrimination against qualified people with disabilities by recipients of federal financial assistance?
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Title V, Section 504
Which title was a "tremendous help in removing communication barriers"
Title III
What is the most significant principle of Section 504?
A federally funded program cannot refuse to serve a person with a disability merely because of that disability.
True or False? The school is not legally required to provide the services that are written into the IEP
False
Which law "requires state and local government agencies to make all of their programs, activities, and services accessible to individuals with disabilities?"
ADA - Title II, State and Local Governments
Which law "requires telephone companies to provide both local and long-distance telecommunications relay services across the nation?"
ADA - Title IV: Telecommunication
What do each of the titles cover in the ADA?
Title I - Employment
Title II - Access to state and local government and public transportation
Title III - Public Accommodations
Title IV - telecommunications
If a person who believes that a recipient of federal financial assistance has discriminated against him or her on the basis of disability what can they do?
Administrative Enforcement
Self-Evaluation
Internal Grievance Procedure
File a Complaint to the Federal Agency
What happens if the school system refuses to provide an appropriate education?
The Department of Education can cut off federal funds.
Which Law states "every child with a disability has a right to specially designed instruction meeting the child’s unique needs and related services that are necessary to help the child benefit from the special program"?
IDEA
Which law and what states "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States … shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance"?
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Section 504