Tests and Testing Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Judicial Decisions Relating to Testing Accommodation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination against people with disabilities.

Judge-made law.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Discusses recent Federal court cases determining who is entitled to testing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits the administration of tests in a manner that discriminates against people with disabilities. Examines whether particular testing accommodations are ADA compliant, emphasizing areas where P.L. 110-325, the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), has affected the analysis or outcome of a case. Identifies legal questions raised by >Binno volume American Bar Association</EMPHASIS> regarding ADAAA consistency of policies that allegedly jeopardize the accreditation of educational institutions that exempt applicants with disabilities from discriminatory entrance exams

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Tests and Testing Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0917

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