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Evaluating The Accessibility Of Online Library Guides At An Academic Library, Tammy Stitz, Shelley Blundell
Evaluating The Accessibility Of Online Library Guides At An Academic Library, Tammy Stitz, Shelley Blundell
Tammy Stitz
Benefits Of Educational Services For Students With Disabilities, Miguel Zazueta-Ruiz
Benefits Of Educational Services For Students With Disabilities, Miguel Zazueta-Ruiz
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone research project examines the benefits of educational services that schools offer to students with disabilities for a smooth transition from elementary school level to middle school and high school level. Federal and state laws, e.g. the Re-authorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) of 2004, ensure that students with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) specifically designed to provide services to meet the needs of individual student with disabilities through the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Through the use of relevant literature review and surveys …
An Assessment Of Disability Access At The University Of Kentucky, Megan S. Coffinbargar
An Assessment Of Disability Access At The University Of Kentucky, Megan S. Coffinbargar
Oswald Research and Creativity Competition
This study assesses the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) compliance at the University of Kentucky. Twenty buildings frequently used by undergraduates at the University of Kentucky were evaluated using the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities focusing on Title III, Public Accommodations, and Priority Two, Access to Goods and Services. Data was collected over two weeks (July 20, 2017-August 3, 2017) and then evaluated using descriptive analysis. Data was analyzed looking across checklist items, buildings, checklist categories, and construction dates. Looking across checklist items, compliance ranged from 12-20 buildings out of 20 possible with 18.485 buildings as the average. …