| Accommodations in Higher Education Under the Americans with Disabilities ACT: A No-Nonsense Guide for Clinicians, Educators, Administrators, and Lawye Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gordon, Michael (Editor), Keiser, Shelby (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1572303239 ISBN-13: 9781572303232 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: Offers information and guidance for anyone involved with ADA issues in higher education settings. Clinical and administrative procedures are outlined for evaluating, documenting, and accommodating a range of mental and physical impairments. The paperback edition features a new preface and an updated chapter on legal issues, elucidating the practical impact of significant recent Supreme Court rulings. Reproducible appendices include sample documentation forms, as well as current consensus guidelines for documenting learning disabilities and ADHD. This book is available in alternate formats for people with disabilities. Contact Guilford Customer Service for details. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Law | Disability - Medical | Administration |
| Dewey: 362.404 |
| LCCN: 98013963 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9.02" (0.85 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This practical manual offers essential information and guidance for anyone involved with ADA issues in higher education settings. Fundamental principles and actual clinical and administrative procedures are outlined for evaluating, documenting, and accommodating a wide range of mental and physical impairments. Contributors draw upon extensive hands-on experience with managing ADA issues. Throughout, chapters provide helpful diagnostic roadmaps, sample reports, and resource listings. Cutting through the morass of confusion surrounding current disability mandates, this book steers clear of political and ideological debates. Its balanced coverage and straightforward approach help it fill a vital need for mental health clinicians, learning disabilities and rehabilitation specialists, administrators in postsecondary institutions and testing organizations, and legal professionals. |