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A Primer On Disability Discrimination In Higher Education, Laura Rothstein
A Primer On Disability Discrimination In Higher Education, Laura Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
This article provides an overview of key issues and a focus on some of the most significant and important recent developments that should be given a high priority by university attorneys and higher education administrators and policymakers. It emphasizes the role that administrators responsible for facilitating or coordinating disability services on campus can play in ensuring that faculty members, staff members, and other administrators have the knowledge and tools to ensure access and also to avoid liability to the institution. Major changes in the Trump administration and Congress may signal changes that could affect disability discrimination issues on campus. These …
Would The Ada Pass Today?: Disability Rights In An Age Of Partisan Polarization, Laura Rothstein
Would The Ada Pass Today?: Disability Rights In An Age Of Partisan Polarization, Laura Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was the most significant civil rights legislation enacted since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It provided comprehensive protection against discrimination for individuals with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, and public services. It built on § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that provided these protections only to programs receiving federal financial assistance. It afforded broad access to those individuals who had benefitted from the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This complex and far-reaching legislation was made possible by a confluence of timing and the right people at the right place at …
Reflections On Disability Discrimination Policy—25 Years, Laura F. Rothstein
Reflections On Disability Discrimination Policy—25 Years, Laura F. Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
No abstract provided.
Genetic Discrimination: Why Bragdondoes Not Ensure Protection, Laura F. Rothstein
Genetic Discrimination: Why Bragdondoes Not Ensure Protection, Laura F. Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
No abstract provided.
Puppies, Ponies, Pigs And Parrots: Policies, Practices, And Procedures In Pubs, Pads, Planes And Professions: Where We Live, Work, And Play, And How We Get There: Animal Accommodations In Public Places, Housing, Employment, And Transportation, Laura Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
This is an expanded and updated version of an article published in 23 ANIMAL L.13 (2018). It examines how disability discrimination policy clarifies when animals may be allowed as accommodations in various settings. It provides basic statutory and regulatory framework for these settings, administrative agency guidance, and judicial interpretations of these requirements in various settings. Major settings where animals might be an accommodation are addressed separately, with particular focus on higher education institutions and health care settings.
Disability Law And Higher Education: A Road Map For Where We've Been And Where We May Be Heading, Laura Rothstein
Disability Law And Higher Education: A Road Map For Where We've Been And Where We May Be Heading, Laura Rothstein
Laura Rothstein
No abstract provided.