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Laws that influence Interpreting
What is the difference between section 504 and the ADA? | Section 504 applies to institutions recieving federal financial assistance. The ADA covers most establishments whether private or public |
The ADA has 5 titles. What are they? | Employment, Public Service, Public Accomodation, Telecommunications, Miscellaneous |
Which public law pertains to retraining the workforce? | The vocational rehabilitation Act |
In what year was the vocational rehabilitation act ammended that expanded employment and integration of disabled individuals in the workforce? | 1973 |
Public law 95-539 is also called? | Court Interpreter's Act |
Public law 89-333 is also called? | Vocational Rehabilitation Act |
What legislation made low level government service jobs available to Deaf people for the first time? | Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 |
President Roosevelt barred deaf people from taking what exam? | Civil Service Exam |
In 1909 this president overturned Roosevelt's decision allowing deaf people to take the civil service exam. | Taft |
This president barred deaf people from taking the civil service exam thus blocking employment to government jobs. | Roosevelt |
Section 255 of this law mandates captioning for the deaf and making equipment of this kind to be compatible for the deaf | Telecommunications Act |
This statute that mandates free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) for students with disabilities | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
This law provides civil rights protections to all individuals with disabilities in programs that receive federal funding, which includes most public schools. | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
This law requires an individualized education program (IEP). The IEP is a written document that identifies the services that the student receives. | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and least restrictive environment (LRE) are legal terms defined in | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
Covers all individuals with disabilities and in education settings, employment, health, welfare, and social services that receive federal funding. | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
Covers certain children with disabilities from birth to age 21 or graduation. | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
Section 504 was first passed in | 1973 |
IDEA was passed in | 1975 |
ADA was passed in | 1990 |
In what year was the telecommunications act passed | 1996 |
Who regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable? | Federal Communications Commission |
Who develops polices to improve the quality of communications services available to those with disabilities | Federal Communications Commission |