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Selective Bibliography Relating To Law Students And Lawyers With Disabilities, Adeen Postar
Selective Bibliography Relating To Law Students And Lawyers With Disabilities, Adeen Postar
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What Law Schools Are Doing To Accommodate Students With Learning Disabilities, Donald H. Stone
What Law Schools Are Doing To Accommodate Students With Learning Disabilities, Donald H. Stone
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The year 2000 marks the tenth anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). It also marks a quarter century since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (“EAHCA”). The EAHCA opened the doors for disabled children to receive a free and appropriate education. As a result of this special education law, many disabled young people were able to succeed and are now knocking at law schools' doors seeking admission.
On July 26, 1990, Congress enacted the ADA, a landmark civil rights bill designed to open up all aspects of American life to …