Links
This document contains both the regulations and the implementing guidelines for the Title 5 DSPS regulations, with the the most recent revisions dated April 2019. These Guidelines are also available in accessible PDF format for ease in searching.
This link takes you to the homepage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It provides both historic and current information related to the act. The full text of the law, including the 2008 ADA amendments, is available. Numerous other resources are available on this site.
This site provides information on Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) AND accompanying regulations related to students in postsecondary education at 34 CFR 104 -Part E.
This is the section of California Education Code that addresses students with disabilities.
This site covers Section 508 for Information and Electronic Technology. Good coverage of compliance issues.
This document is written by the Department of Justice and provides a thorough overview of the legal requirement of Effective Communication (ADA).
Thorough coverage of what is required by Effective Communication, per law, including an FAQ section, presented by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice.
Disability Rights Advocates, on behalf of three named clients, reached an agreement (26 pages) with UC Berkeley regarding the processes, practices, and timelines of serving students with disabilities. Significant.
This case addresses accessible text-to-speech functions within electronic books. Significant.
This site documents accessible instructional materials for postsecondary students with disabilities. It includes the law and the commission report. Significant.
This DOE resource provides free access to search OCR cases, including a convenient A-Z subject guide. Other for-cost resources include AHEAD and Disability Compliance Compliance for Higher Education.
This document presents the regulations per Title IX related to pregnancy and discrimination in postsecondary institutions. (U.S. Department of Education, 2007)
Documents
This document provides the exact language for communication disabilities and “equivalent communication” to people with disabilities. It specifies the requirement for auxiliary aids and services to meet this regulation.