Disability in the Context of Family, Friends, and Community

This chapter has five more advanced activities and focuses on disability in the context of the social milieu and the community. The first three activities are about living well and being fully integrated into social and community living. One of these activities is about making changes to one’s living quarters to increase accessibility and the costs and legalities involved and teaches how to assess for accessibility. Another activity involves assessing accessibility in the community and the burden on disabled people to not take access for granted. The third activity has students find the Section 504 (of the Rehabilitation Act, 1975) coordinator for their community and locate a town map of accessibility and handicapped parking. The next two activities pick up the concept of intersectionality, first introduced in Chapter 3, but exploring disability within religion, and disability in the context of multiple marginalized identities.

Avoiding Discrimination Litigation With Teachers With Disabilities: A Litigation Review

Qualified teachers with disabilities are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To maintain legal compliance, principals must have an understanding of employment law, but often lack the training to prevent legal liability. This study reviewed litigation on discrimination claims under the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Discrimination claims included failure to accommodate, adverse employment action, wrongful termination, and constructive discharge. Authors analyze results and discuss implications for future research and practice.