Case name: Salcedo v. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, No. 1:19-cv-02201 (M.D. Pa. 02/26/24).
Case name: Salcedo v. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, No. 1:19-cv-02201 (M.D. Pa. 02/26/24).
I was born in 1958, during the peak of the baby boom birthrate years. Fast forward two decades: I graduated from college in May 1980. In June I turned 22 years old, and in July I started my first professional job in admissions and recruiting at my alma mater.
On May 9, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights for the Department of Health and Human Services issued its final rule and updates for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (https://bit.ly/4bzADhd). This rule protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on disability and applies to entities that receive federal financial assistance. Traditionally, it has differed from the Department of Education's regulations in that it applies to federally funded health and human services programs, such as hospitals. On page 5 of this issue, Michael R. Masinter discusses the history of the Section 504 regulations.
Research from Accenture, Disability:IN, and the American Association of People with Disabilities has shown that companies that lead in disability inclusion generate more revenue, net income, and profit. The research, entitled “The Disability Inclusion Imperative,” draws from approximately 346 unique respondents of the Disability Equality Index between 2015 and 2022. The Disability Equality Index is a global benchmarking tool that provides scores to businesses based on their inclusion policies and practices.
On May 4, 1977, the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare promulgated regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (45 C.F.R. Part 84 (Effective date June 3, 1977)). When HEW was split in two, the United States Department of Education reissued the 504 regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 104). Last summer, the ED announced that it would update the Section 504 regulations. Yet, regrettably, the ED has not done so.
Case name: Letter re: Muskegon Area Library District, No. 15-23-4039 (OCR 09/19/23).
In my last column (https://bit.ly/44Xjc7C), I wrote about some of the logistics involved in running a special transition program. This month, I’ll continue offering ideas gleaned from my conversations with Madeline Schutt of Longwood University (Accessibility Resources Office Empowers program), Melissa D. Choate of Muskingum University (LEAP program, offered to participants in their PLUS program), Courtney Jarrett of Ball State University (Connecting Accessible Resources with Disability Services), and Ian Kunkes and Brandi Levingston of Virginia Commonwealth University (Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity Scholars, which lasts all year but has a Smart Start orientation program).
Perhaps more than any other recent technological innovation, the sudden appearance of ChatGPT and similar large language models has precipitated a teaching and learning crisis in higher education.
Case name: Letter re: New Mexico State University, No. 08-23-2211 (OCR 10/05/23).
Case name: Letter re: Park City School District, No. 08-23-1193 (OCR 03/20/24).
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