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Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA")

The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") is the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities solely on the basis of disability in employment, public services and accommodations. There are sections of the law about employment, public transportation services, state and local government activities, public accommodations, and telecommunications access.

• Americans with Disabilities Act
  Overview of the ADA, as well as other laws.
  http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed452627.html
  
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage
  Comprehensive information as well as links to the text of the statute and to the regulations.
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
  
  

Assistive Technology Act

• Assistive Technology Act Statute
  http://www.section508.gov/docs/AT1998.html
  
  
• Summary of the Assistive Technology Act
  http://www.disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_736_839
  
  

Housing

• Fair Housing Act
  http://www.disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_735_797
  
  
• Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
  Includes links to housing laws.
  http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/index.cfm
  
  

IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") is the Federal special education law.

• IDEA Official Website
  · This website provides information about IDEA 2004 and the updates from 2006 in general as well as information about specific aspects of the law.
  http://idea.ed.gov/
  
  
• IDEA Practices Website
  IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Act) news, text of the statute and regulations http://www.ideapractices.org/law/index.php glossary, resources; litigation log; DOE news; OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) official responses to inquiries.
  http://www.ideapractices.org
  
  
• Overview of IDEA 1997
  http://www.cleweb.org/Disabilities/overviewIDEA504-799.htm
  
  
• Re-Authorization of IDEA
  http://fcsn.org/idea/idea.html
  
  
• U.S. Department of Education IDEA'97 Website.
  http://www.edlaw.net
  

National Voter Registration Act

• National Voter Registration Act
  http://www/disbilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_796_
  
  

No Child Left Behind Act

• Articles and Information
  http://www.reedmartin.com/nochildleftbehindresources.htm
  
  
• Text of the statute and regulations
  http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/
  
  

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Section 501

Affirmative action and nondiscrimination regarding Federal employees.
http://www.disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_850_851

Section 502

Architectural and Transportation Compliance Board which enforces the Architectural Barriers Act.
http://www.disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_850_851

Section 503

Affirmative action and employment nondiscrimination by Federal contractors.
http://www/disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_850_853

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against qualified people with disabilities by recipients of Federal funding (including school districts).

• Overviews of Section 504
  http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed452627.html http://www.cleweb.org/Disabilities/overviewIDEA504-799.htm

• Text of statute and regulations.
  http://www.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-34cfr104.html

Section 508

Access to Federal electronic technology.

• Section 508 Homepage
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html
  
  
• Summary of Section 508
  http://www/disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_850_856
  
  

Special Education Law and Advocacy Strategies

• Reed Martin
  http://www.reedmartin.com/
  
  
• Wrightslaw
  http://www.wrightslaw.com
  
  

Student Records Law

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ("FERPA") is the Federal student records law.

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fcpo/ferpa/index.htm
  
  
• Text of the statute
  http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/20/1232g.html
  
  
• Regulations
  http://cfr.law.cornell.edu/cfr/cfr.php
  

Telecommunications Act

• Summary
  http://www/disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_736-810
  
  
• Federal Communication Commission Disability Homepage
  http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro
  

THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet

• THOMAS
  A service of the Library of Congress with Public Laws by Law Number, bills, Congressional Record and committee information.
  http://thomas.loc.gov/
  
  

Transportation

• Air Travel
  http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer
  
  
• Transporting Students with Disabilities
  Click on "Transporting Students with Disabilities".
  http://www.edlaw.net/frames.html
  
  

U.S. Department of Justice Guide to Disability Rights Law

• U.S. Department of Justice Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm
  
  
• Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
  http://www.disabilityexchange.org/taxonomy/index.php?fid=12&path=12_796_807
  

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