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Special Issue on the American’s with Disabilities Act: Editor’s Overview
Author
Bruyere, Susanne M.
Abstract
The purpose of this overview is to provide a context for the articles in this special issue of Rehabilitatim1 Education on the Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for rehabilitation education. The author provides a brief background on the purpose of the Act and a summary of the provisions of each of the titles. The implications of the ADA for rehabilitation 1ong-term training efforts, continuing education efforts, and for rehabilitation research are prese11ted. The specific contributiO11s of each article to these topics are summarized.
Date Issued
1994-01-01Subject
accommodate; accommodated; accommodating; accommodation; ADA; adaptation; adjustment; alternative; Americans with Disabilities Act; change; children; Civil Rights; counselor preparation; Disability Rights Laws; EDIcat1-AAA; Equal Opportunity; heal; learners; modification; protection; recuperate; rehabilitate; rehabilitated; rehabilitating; rehabilitation; rehabilitative; students; students with disabilities; teachers; therapy; ADA Accommodation & Accessible IT; Title 2; Title 3; Title II; Title III; treatment; vocational rehabilitation
Type
article
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