Monday, July 31, 2006

Universities under scrutiny for ADA

Inside Higher Ed reported today that a lawsuit has been filed against the University of Houston by a student with a documented, undisputed disability. Apparently the student had made a request for an accommodation from a professor and was turned down, with no explanation. U of H does have a policy to provide accommodations, but faculty are not required to follow it. Hmmm.

In an earlier post on July 19, Inside Higher Ed also noted that the U.S. Justice Department has become more "interested" in whether or not colleges and universities are complying with ADA. University of Chicago recently settled with the Justice Department, agreeing to make improvements in their facilities over the next 4 years, all the while maintaining that they had not violated the law. Evidently the Justice Department has been "reviewing" about 10 colleges/universities for their compliance with Title III of ADA (focusing mostly on building accommodations) and the U of Chicago review was the first to be finished. More to come.

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