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Legal rights : the guide for deaf and hard of hearing people / National Association of the Deaf.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deaf people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Deaf people.
- Hard of hearing people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Hard of hearing people.
- Hard of hearing people--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Deaf people--Legal status, laws, etc.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 283 pages.)
- Edition:
- Sixth Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Legal Rights The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People This new, completely revised edition of Legal Rights: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People meticulously describes the federal and state statutes that prohibit discrimination against deaf and hard of hearing people. Written in easy-to-understand language, the sixth edition explains critically important legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It also includes the recent amendments to these - ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and new regulations to its Title II concerning public entities and Title III pertaining to public accommodations and commercial facilities; and the reauthorization of IDEA, which expanded the No Child Left Behind Act requirement for highly qualified teachers to include all students with disabilities. This updated edition of Legal Rights tracks the trend of passing a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights in a growing number of state legislatures. It delineates new federal legislation such as the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which ensures that deaf and hard of hearing people have access to the newest communications technology Legal Rights also provides vital information on health care and social services fair housing regulations employment, and the use of the use of interpreters in the legal system, securing its position as the most comprehensive source of legal information for deaf and hard hearing people available. Founded in 1880, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the oldest and largest organization representing people with disabilities in the United States of America. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Communicating with people who are deaf or hard of hearing
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Public school education
- Postsecondary and continuing education
- Health care and social services
- Employment
- Housing
- The legal system
- Video media
- Telecommunication services.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1563686457
- 9781563686450
- Publisher Number:
- 99986545612
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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