Legal rights : the guide for deaf and hard of hearing people / National Center for Law and Deafness.
1992
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Title
Legal rights : the guide for deaf and hard of hearing people / National Center for Law and Deafness.
Uniform Title
Legal rights of hearing-impaired people.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1992.
Call Number
KF480.5.D4 L43 1992
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
1563680009 :
Description
xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)24952972
Note
Authors, Sy DuBow, Sarah Geer, Karen Peltz Strauss
Revised edition of: Legal rights of hearing-impaired people / National Center for Law and the Deaf. 3rd edition 1986.
Revised edition of: Legal rights of hearing-impaired people / National Center for Law and the Deaf. 3rd edition 1986.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1
Communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
1
2
The Americans with Disabilities Act
15
3
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
47
4
Public School Education
67
5
Postsecondary Education
87
6
Health Care and Social Services
101
7
Mental Health
121
8
Employment
141
9
Architectural Barriers
167
10
The Legal System
173
11
Television
191
12
Telephone Service
203
13
State Legislatures and Commissions
217
Appendix A: Reference Publications on Deafness and PL 94-142
232
Appendix B: Appropriate Public Education: Sample Letters of Request
235
Appendix C: Providing Interpreter Service: One Agency Example
239
Appendix D: A Model Act to Provide for the Appointment of Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Individuals for Administrative, Legislative, and Judicial Proceedings
245
Appendix E: State Commissions and Councils for Deaf People
251
Appendix F: Enabling Legislation for a State Commission: The Example of Virginia
256
Index
261