Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the department. Overseen by the Office for Civil Rights which enforces section 504 in public elementary and secondary schools. “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States… shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance….” Signed into law by President Richard Nixon IDEA (Individual with Disability Education Act—Public Law 94, 142) 1975 Makes free public education available to children with disabilities in the least restrictive environment Ensures special education and related services to those children Early intervention, special education, case managers and therapists for children from birth to age 21 Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society. Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities. Signed into law by President Gerald Ford American with Disabilities Act of 1990 Extends protection against discrimination to the full range of state and local government services, programs, and activities including public schools regardless of whether they receive any Federal financial assistance. It is the nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications. Office of Civil Rights shares in enforcement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act with the U.S. Department of Justice. Signed into law by President George H.W. Bush Watch Forrest Gump and answer film questions Pearl Harbor--"A date which will live in infamy!" Notes Next Map Quiz on Friday--Eastern and Mid-western states Read the excerpt from A Farewell to Manzanar. Write down five questions you have about events in the text. www.granburyisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000552/Centricity/Domain/476/u9_frm_farewell_manza_se.pdf George Takei--Internment Camps Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston-- A Farewell to Manzanar |
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