Legal Issues
"No otherwise qualified person with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of a disability, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." - The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Of 1973
A person with a disability disability includes "any person who
- has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities,
- has record of such an impairment, or
- is regarded as having such an impairment."
A qualified person with a disability is one…"who meets the academic and technical standards requisite to admission or participation in the education program or activity."
Under the provisions of Section 504...
Eastern Kentucky University may not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, educational process or treatment of individuals with disabilities. Persons who have self identified, provided appropriate documentation of disability, and requested reasonable accommodations are entitled to receive approved modifications to programs, appropriate academic adjustments, or auxiliary aids that enable them to participate in and benefit from all educational programs and activities.
Section 504 protects the rights of individuals who have disabilities such as but not limited to:
- Blindness
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Visual impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- AIDS
- Deafness
- Cancer
- Hearing Impairment
- Cardiac Disease
- Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Orthopedic impairment
- Diabetes
- Mobility impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Specific Learning Disability
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Speech and Language Disorder
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Spinal Cord Injury
The University is not required to lower its standards. Section 504 does require the university to provide reasonable accommodations that afford an equal opportunity for persons with disabilities. Achieving reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability involves shared responsibility between students, faculty and staff.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains more specific information about compliance issues in postsecondary education than the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA did extend the law to cover private institutions of higher education as well as those receiving federal funding.
The Council for Disability Rights
American Association of People with Disabilities
“Denark Construction will be blasting to aid in the excavation of the foundation for the New Sciences Building beginning Monday, March 16, and continuing for approximately four weeks. >>
Please take a survey designed to collect information from people with disabilities regarding their experiences with public transportation. >>
Powell Alley by the Wallace Building will be closed on Thursday, September 3, from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to allow a crane to lift air conditioning equipment to the roof of Wallace. ADA parking for this area will be relocated to the Case lot during this time. >>
A LEARNING FAIR for ALL Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Central Kentucky Pre-School through High School March 10, 2008 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Carl Perkins Center Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky To register students to attend or for more information, please contact Sue Frisbee at 859-757-4423 or sue.frisbee@ksd.kyschools.us Volunteers are needed to do a variety of jobs, including running carnival games, helping to serve food, and check in students. Volunteers are asked to wear a green shirt to the event! If you are interested in volunteering for part or all of the day, please contact Sue Frisbee at(859)757-4423 (v) or email at sue.frisbee@ksd.kyschools.us >>
