Resources

 

Note: A number of the resources below may have been written before the ADA Amendments of 2008. Check each item to see if it is current.

 

 

Physical Accessiblity in Education: Updated March 2010, posted courtesy of Irene Bowen, J.D. (ADA-One.com)

Includes links to various resources and includes settlements with universities on physical accessiblity and a sample letter on investigation/compliance review.

Disability Info.gov

This web page has information for both employers and students. Relevant sections for higher education are across the top, under Employment and Education.

 

***ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Final Rule

69 Fed. Reg. 44083, July 23, 2004 ;  Access Board web page with full text of new guidelines

 

 

*** http://www.access-board.gov/ is the website for the United States Access Board, and independent federal agency created in 1973 to assure access to federally funded facilities.The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.

 

***Academic programs Checklist for ADA compliance***

 

Self-Audit Checklist and Answers, to help you assess your school's or department's compliance with the ADA. (updated 2/20/09)

 

***Information Technology and accessibility***

 

World Wide Access: Accessible web Design **

 

University of Washington: Access Web **

 

Lectures delivered at the Cornell University Computer Policy and Law program.  These lectures cover many topics in the area of information technology and ethics including recent topics such as academic theft on the internet, the problems of unauthorized use of digital materials, accessibility to web pages, computer logs as a FERPA issue and more.

 

The Rocky Mountain ADA/IT Center. This site contains a great deal of information on the ADA.  One topic of note is the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG).  These guidelines can be found under the section entitled Information Documents.  That page in turn contains a link to an ADAAG checklist designed to identify accessibility problems and solutions in existing facilities.

 

***Comprehensive Web pages***

 

Disabilty Access Information and Support
This page is a resource geared to the higher education community, created by Jane Jarrow, a consultant in the disablity field. She was at one time the Executive Director of AHEAD.  For an example, see her article, What is a reasonable accommodation?  She includes many examples of what be required, and what might not be required.

 

A comprehensive Federal website of disability related government resources.

*** Miscellaneous***

 

EEOC document: "Job Applicants and the Americans with Disabilities Act."  
The EEOC's description of the document is: 

"This fact sheet addresses common questions about how the ADA protects applicants with disabilities. The information in this fact sheet also applies to applicants for federal employment, who are protected from discrimination by Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 501's requirements are the same as those that apply to employers covered by the ADA. There are many other documents, some of which are listed at the end of this fact sheet, that provide more in-depth information about the employment rights of individuals with disabilities."

CUA Office of Disablity Support Services

 

NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook: Guideline 3-A Participation by the Impaired Student Athlete




links updated 6/2/08 rab