(1996). Welcome to the United States. A Guidebook for Refugees (Arabic Version). This guidebook provides Arabic-speaking refugees being resettled in the United States with general information about what they will encounter and the services they can receive in their first months in the country. The book is distributed to overseas processing agencies, refugees overseas who have been approved for U.S. admission, and service providers. Refugees are advised that most Americans value self-reliance and individual responsibility, but that in general people respect those who ask questions about the new culture they are entering. All refugees are assigned to a relocation agency as they arrive in the United States, and housing is made available for the first month. The following topics are addressed: (1) pre-arrival processing; (2) the role of the resettlement agency; (3) community services; (4) housing; (5) transportation; (6) employment; (7) education; (8) health; (9) managing your money; (10) rights and responsibilities of refugees; and (11) cultural adjustment. Among…

O'Donnell, Roy C. (1992). Freedom and Restrictions in Language Use. Since freedom of thought and expression is essential in a democracy, censorship of language is rightly regarded as a threat to all other freedoms. Still, it is inevitable that certain restrictions will occasionally be imposed on language in America and in other societies. Restrictions on language date back to the Ten Commandments, which condemned both the wrongful use of the Lord's name and the giving of false evidence, and since then penalties for different kinds of utterance have varied widely. Profane language, for example, has often been penalized, but standards of taste change dramatically over time. Victorian social decency required the use of euphemisms for body parts and functions, and works of literature were edited to exclude words regarded as improper. Often new words were coined and became commonly used as euphemisms for such words. Despite these restrictions, epithets for ethnic and racial groups were common and socially acceptable. The origins of derogatory names for… [PDF]

(1991). Sexuality Rights Protection Policy. This booklet presents the policy of the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to affirm and promote the sexuality rights and responsibilities of persons with disabilities. The purpose of the policy is to guide the community and empower persons with disabilities in Colorado to ensure that their inherent sexual rights and basic human needs are affirmed, defended, promoted, and respected. Guidelines are offer to assist in the development and implementation of policies and practices regarding human sexuality. The guidelines deal with privacy, sexual expression, access to sexuality education and services, agency responsibilities, staff training, definitions, legal implications, and laws relating to sexuality and persons with disabilities. (JDD)…

Hartz, Richard L. (1993). A Guided Introduction to the Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Newsletter, v21 n3 Sep-Oct. This newsletter theme issue outlines the intentions, concepts, and structures of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it relates to employment. The article simplifies the provisions of Title I into the following statement: "If, despite my disability and despite some cost to be borne by my employer, I can perform the basic functions of the job I have or want, my disability is an unlawful reason for my employer to deny it to me or treat me differently from other, nondisabled employees." The particular provisions of the law are then outlined, including effective dates, covered employers, protected individuals, covered physical or mental impairments, when protections apply, essential functions of a job, reasonable accommodation, exclusion for illegal use of drugs, prohibited conduct, pre-employment inquiries and medical exams, qualification standards, and enforcement and penalties. Employers are encouraged to view their ADA responsibilities not as legal limitations but… [PDF]

Sawyer, Kem Knapp (1991). Lucretia Mott: Friend of Justice. With a Message from Rosalynn Carter. Picture-book Biography Series. An illustrated biography for children features Lucretia Mott, one of the pioneers of the movement for womens' rights. Born in 1793, Lucretia Mott was raised a Quaker; her strong spiritual beliefs underlay her outspoken advocacy of equal rights for women and blacks, and against war. Lucretia became a leader among those who wished to abolish slavery; she was regarded as an uncommonly powerful orator. Lucretia Mott spoke and wrote on behalf of equal rights for women too, for much of her life; she was an organizer and leading speaker at the first Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. A statue of Lucretia Mott, along with those of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is housed today in the U.S. Capitol. A message from First Lady Rosalynn Carter precedes the biography. (DB)… [PDF]

(1990). Legislative History of Public Law 101-336. The Americans with Disabilities Act. Volumes 1-3. Prepared for the Committee on Education and Labor. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress. Second Session. Documents pertaining to the legislative history of Public Law 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act, are compiled. The compilation begins with the text of the law (which is designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability) including its five titles (employment, public services, public accommodations and services operated by private entities, telecommunications, and miscellaneous provisions). The compilation also includes: (1) House of Representatives Report 101-596, the Conference Committee report; (2) Senate Report 101-116 in which the Committee on Labor and Human Resources recommend passage of the bill as amended; (3) House of Representatives Report 101-485 (Parts 1-4) in which the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Committee on Education and Labor, Committee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Energy and Commerce recommend passage of the bill as amended, together with dissenting views; (4) selected floor debate transcripts from the Congressional…

Spaeth, Samuel W. (1983). Federal Rulemaking Chronicle on Title V of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This booklet contains a history of each federal department's regulatory actions and Presidential Executive Orders on Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 504, 503, 502, and 501, from January 1974 through December 1982. It provides a chronological listing of the types and extent of regulatory and policymaking actions affecting implementation of specific Title V sections. The publication was designed to assist in searches of specific Federal Register publications on Executive Orders or Title V sections by those entities having administrative, adjudicating, and policy setting responsibilities relating to Section 504 implementation. Of the 150 entries in the publication covering these four Title V sections (2 Executive Orders and 148 regulatory memorandums), 108 entries relate to Section 504, 9 entries concern Section 501, 25 relate to Section 502, 5 concern Section 503, and 3 involve Section 505. The information is listed in the two most typical modes of referring to…

Hujanen, Taisto, Ed. (1984). The Role of Information in the Realization of the Human Rights of Migrant Workers. Report of International Conference (Tampere, Finland, June 19-22, 1983). Publications Series B. The speeches and papers presented in this conference report are concerned with the information needs of migrant workers and immigrants and the current provision of this information in the press, radio, television, and educational systems of host countries. National reports on the situation of migrant workers in 14 countries are presented, including reports from Australia by Des Storer and Alan J. Matheson; Austria by Michael Segal and Benno Signitzer; Cyprus by Mikis Sparsis; Denmark by Jan Hjarnoe; the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) by Manfred Oepen; Finland by Taisto Hujanen; Luxembourg by Claudia Hartmann-Hirsch; the Netherlands by Denis McQuail; Norway by Ole-Kristian Hjemdal and others; the Soviet Union by S. Mikhailov; Spain by Pablo Lopez Blanco; Switzerland by Jean-Pierre Vorlet; the United Kingdom by Charles Husband; and Yugoslavia by Aleksandar Spasic and Miroljub Radojkovic. Opening speeches by Urpo Leppanen (Finland) and Colleen Roach (UNESCO) and a summary…

Kainola, May Ann (1982). Making Changes: Employment Orientation for Immigrant Women. This guidebook was prepared for immigrant women in Canada who want to make changes in their working lives but who lack the knowledge, information, or self-confidence to carry out such changes. It is suggested that the book be used in group settings with immigrant women sharing the same concerns. Nine units cover the topics of getting to know one another, taking control, planning goals, assessing skills, training for a new career, searching for a job (two units), taking a job, and reviewing what has been learned in preparation for the next step of carrying through some of the planned changes. Each unit has an introduction; a story, poem, or dialogue describing the experience of immigrant women accompanied by questions; information about job training opportunities, job search skills, and the rights of working women; group activities, such as role-playing; spaces to record the participant's experience and ideas; methods for developing strategies or ways of solving problems; and…

Stavsky, Mark M. (1975). Classroom Strategies: County of Grisby v. Aikan–A Look at Jury Selection. Law in American Society, 4, 4, 31-7, Nov 75. A simulation depicting the jury selection for a controversial trial is described. For journal availability see SO 504 278. (DE)…

Smith, Charles W. (1975). Public School Desegregation and the Law. Social Forces, 54, 2, 317-327, Dec 75. Asserts that, contrary to the still persisting views of William Graham Sumner, stateways can make folkways. Notes that, despite evasive reactions, a surprising amount of court-ordered desegregation has occurred in Southern and border States, although public colleges and universities have lagged behind. (Author/JM)…

Zaner, Theodore (1975). Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs: Implications for Industrial Health Organizations. Occupational Health Nursing, 23, 3, 16-19, Feb 75. Examines present Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) programs, asserting that beliefs and value systems influence their form and direction and advocating that the perceptions by management of minorities as workers be changed by teaching equality, working together, and applying the concept of human resources. [Available from American Association of Industrial Nurses, Inc., 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, New Jersey 08086]. (Author/JM)…

Henderson, Lloyd R. (1975). Is It Worth It?. Journal of Law and Education, 4, 1, 43-62, Jan 75. Traces some cases of harrassment, intimidation, economic penalty, and physical pain that occurred during the twenty years following 1954 and assesses the accomplishments in race relations and educational progress achieved during the same period. (DW)…

Farrell, William E. (1975). School Integration Fight Hardens in Shift North. Journal of Law and Education, 4, 1, 194-198, Jan 75. Cites evidence that large Northern cities have resisted integration and in some cases have grown increasingly segregated. (Author/DW)…

Sharp, Linda A. (1990). Sport Law. NOLPE Monograph Series, No. 40. The first chapter of this monograph on sport law presents tort issues, primarily negligence. A discussion of some fundamental negligence concepts is followed by three sections devoted to the prime risk areas in school and collegiate settings. A review of the principles of risk management is included. The second chapter focuses on contractual matters. Among the topics covered are lease agreements, agreements with concessionaires, athletic scholarships, vendor contracts, and employment contracts with coaches. The independent contractor relationship is also addressed. The third chapter reviews constitutional law principles as applied to sport settings. First amendment issues including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and establishment of religion are presented. A review of the legal challenges raised to drug testing programs is provided. Due process considerations are covered with a discussion on state action and liberty and property interests in sport. A section on equality of…

Denham, Alice, Ed. (1985). The Quest for Excellence in the Education of Hispanics: Proceedings of the Texas Symposium on Hispanic Educational Issues (Lubbock, Texas, April 22, 1985). The proceedings of a symposium on Hispanic educational issues, held in Texas in 1985, are collected in this pamphlet. A short preface, a list of participants, and transcriptions of brief welcoming remarks made by a number of officials are provided. Then, three conference papers are presented: (1) "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," by Lauro F. Cavazos, discusses general problems that affect Hispanic students, focusing particularly on the disproportionately high rate of Hispanic dropouts; (2) "Hispanics Creating Excellence," by Norma Cantu, reviews recent legislation and legal cases affecting Hispanic education, actions taken by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and ways in which the political, business, and educational communities might cooperate to better educate Hispanics; and (3) "Economic Challenges of Poor School Districts," by Raul Besteiro, Jr., describes generally the efforts of the Brownsville, Texas, school district to… [PDF]

Carter, Robert L. (1984). Legal Aspects of the Brown Decision. In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in the nation's public schools. This decision has not eliminated racial segregation, but it fundamentally altered the psychological pattern of race relations in the United States. Brown concerned a form of racial discrimination that has virtually vanished from American life: racial segregation enforced by law. Before Brown, 17 States and the District of Columbia mandated segregated public schools, under the "separate but equal" doctrine generated by the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. In 1930, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) began a campaign that would bring into effect the 14th Amendment's constitutional guarantee of equality for Blacks. The campaign began in States making no provision for the graduate or professional training of its Black citizens. In the first of these cases, the Gaines case of 1938, the Supreme Court eventually ruled that…

Rodriguez-Fraticelli, Carlos (1986). Education and Imperialism: The Puerto Rican Experience in Higher Education, 1898-1986. Working Paper Series. An integrated historical account of the Puerto Rican experience in higher education is presented by the Higher Education Task Force of the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos of Hunter College, City University of New York. The present situation of Puerto Ricans in higher education on the Island and in the United States reflects the plight Puerto Ricans experience at both ends of the migratory circuit. The Island has seen a major expansion of postsecondary institutions and student enrollment, but the system is still in crisis. Advances resulting from student struggles of the 1960s and 1970s are short-lived, and the situation is worsening for Puerto Ricans in the U.S. The present expansion of college opportunities for Puerto Ricans on the Island and their contraction in the U.S. are expressions of the crisis of American capitalism and its impact on a politically and economically subordinated population. An interpretive framework that incorporates the imperialist dimension of the…

(1983). Knowing about Special Education to Help You Help Your Child = Informez-Vous sur l'Education Speciale pour Pouvoir Aider Votre Enfant. This pamphlet is intended to inform both English and French speaking parents of handicapped children in New York State about rights and services of the special education program. Separate sections cover federal and state law, student assessment, individualized education program development under the committee for the handicapped, and parental rights. (DB)…

McCarthy, Greg (1988). A Handbook for Hearing Officers. Revised. The handbook provides information on legislation and litigation pertaining to the education of handicapped pupils in South Carolina, required procedures for ensuring due process, and suggestions for procedures to be followed by Hearing Officers prior to, during, and after a hearing. The opening section on state laws includes definitions of handicapping conditions and the amendment to Act 163 of the Education Finance Act of 1977. Summarized are requirements of the following Federal laws and regulations: Public Law 93-380 (the Education Amendments of 1974), Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act), Education Division General Administrative Regulations, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vocational Education Act. Significant court decisions are noted. The section on procedural safeguards includes information on substantive and procedural due process, and details on state procedural safeguards including evaluation, placement, reevaluation, timeliness…

Lasser, Carol, Ed. (1987). Educating Men and Women Together. Coeducation in a Changing World. Based on essays presented at the Oberlin College Sesquicentennial Coeducation Conference (Oberlin, Ohio, March 11-13, 1983). Twelve essays by contemporary scholars explore, from a historical perspective, the meaning of collegiate coeducation in the United States, including its value, utility, significance, and successes and failures in supplying equal education for both sexes. An introductory first section contains the essay "Coeducation in a Gender-Stratified Society" by Alice S. Rossi. Part two, on what a woman should learn, includes: "'Nothing Useless or Absurd or Fantastical': The Education of Women in the Early Republic" (Linda K. Kerber), and "From Republican Motherhood to Race Suicide: Arguments on the Higher Education of Women in the United States, 1820-1920" (Patricia A. Palmieri). Part three on creating the coeducational model at Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio) includes: "The 'Joint Education of the Sexes': Oberlin's Original Vision" (Lori D. Ginzberg); "The Oberlin Model and Its Impact on Other Colleges" (Barbara Miller Solomon); and…

McClain, Janet; And Others (1987). Celebrating the Constitution: An Instructional Unit for Elementary Grades. Because attaining citizenship skills remains the principal goal of social studies, this unit was designed to highlight the founding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in a manner appropriate to both primary and intermediate elementary children. Each lesson includes objectives, materials, and procedures, as well as supplementary materials which may be duplicated for student use. Student awareness of the need for rules and laws is developed through the activities in lesson one. Lesson two helps students recognize reasons for settling the original 13 colonies and identify their locations. Students become informed about the events leading to independence and the contents of the Declaration of Independence in lesson three. In lesson four, students develop the understanding that everyone benefits from cooperation. Students identify events that led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution which developed a strong government in lesson five. An investigation of the purposes and… [PDF]

(1980). Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration Kit. This kit was developed as a resource for teachers who wish to supplement their curriculum with activities designed to highlight the contributions to women to U.S. history. Section one contains 11 activities focusing on the life of Susan B. Anthony. The activities were designed to be used in different curriculum areas or independently. In activities focusing on the Susan B. Anthony coin, students are taught to make change and to recognize this coin. Language activities include a crossword puzzle, various types of word puzzles, and letter scrambles. The Anthony trial is highlighted through suggestions for the enactment of a mock trial and an account of the Anthony trial proceedings. Section two is a reference section that contains a background reading for the teacher, along with additional biographical references, and an additional list of suggested activities for classroom, library, and discussion. Appended are keys for the activities. (SM)… [PDF]

Perissinotto, Giorgio (1981). "You Have the Right to Remain Silent." Two Case Studies in Forensic Linguistics Involving Spanish Speaking Suspects. Two case studies involving possible violations of the rights of Spanish speaking criminal suspects are presented. In cases where suspects do not understand English, the Miranda warnings regarding the right to remain silent must be delivered in their native language and in a way that is understandable to the suspects. In the two cases involving Spanish speaking murder suspects who confessed to the murders after receiving the warnings, it is doubtful whether they fully understood the implications of waiving their right to remain silent. An analysis of the recordings of the interrogations reveals that in each case the interrogator spoke a different dialect of Spanish than the suspect or had an insufficient command of Spanish for meaningful communication to have taken place. It is shown that the language used in the warnings was ambiguous to the suspects. Coming from a different culture, it may be difficult for suspects to understand the law's protection of their rights or the fact that…

(1984). Position Statements on Programmatic Issues: A Position Statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens. The position statement of the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) addresses issues in the design and delivery of programs for persons with mental retardation. An introductory section presents basic principles and philosophies underlying services, including integration, human rights, equal rights, normalization, and the developmental model. Then, specific issues are examined and positions of the ARC set forth: (1) rights of people who are mentally retarded; (2) the concept of least possible restriction; (3) work and employment related activities (productivity, work activity centers and sheltered workshops, and wages); (4) residential opportunities (in-home and out-of-home care); (5) guardianship; (6) behavior management; and (7) quality assurance. (CL)…

Abeson, Alan (1974). Movement and Momentum: Government and the Education of Handicapped Children-II. Exceptional Children, 41, 2, 109-15, Oct 74. …

(1974). Tribal Jurisdiction and the Future… Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 2, 6, 10-11, 74. Pending legislation would allow those tribes, who have had their civil and criminal jurisdictional powers taken without their consent, to regain those powers if the tribes so desired. (AH)…

Deming, Caren J. (1976). Broadcast Networks and the Outsiders: Legal Responsibility from Two Perspectives. This paper examines the legal responsibility of networks to fairly represent outsiders in network employment and programming. The outsiders–women, racial and ethnic minorities, homosexuals, older people, members of minor political parties–have been using legal avenues provided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as means of affecting the networks. But recent events, such as requests by minor candidates for equal time in the 1972 and 1976 elections, demonstrate the FCC's inability to regulate network activities effectively, either indirectly, through the licensing of stations owned by networks, or directly, through Section 315 (the fairness doctrine and equal-time law) of the Communications Act. The paper also uses a 1975 class-action suit against the National Broadcasting Company as evidence that the EEOC is much better equipped to bring about progress than is the FCC and that a continued assault upon discrimination…

McDonald, Laughlin (1977). Racial Equality. To Protect These Rights Series. A historical review of racial discrimination against Negroes is the scope of this volume, part of a series of six volumes which explore the basic American rights. These include due process of law, freedom of speech and religious freedom. This volume traces the development of racial equality in the legal system, explores the controversies and points of view that surround the issue in contemporary America, and includes a collection of key excerpts from landmark U.S. Supreme Court opinions and other historic documents which explain these rights. Among the topics discussed in this volume of the series are: slavery in the U.S., the Reconstruction years, Jim Crow statutes, disfranchisement, racial reform after the 1920's, school desegregation, enfranchisement, employment, housing, public accommodations, the administration of justice, and current gains in racial equality. (Author/AM)…

(2004). Looking for Leadership: Battles over Busing in Boston. Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v3 n1 Fall. In 1954, in the "Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka" decision, the United States Supreme Court declared that "to separate [black children] from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone." To rectify this injustice, the Supreme Court demanded that schools be desegregated "with all deliberate speed." For the Boston Public Schools, this court order would pose a monumental challenge to citizens and leaders. Desegregation would require a great upheaval in the way in which the Boston School Committee had managed the public education system. Aside from the federal courts, it was unclear who favored the efforts required for systematic desegregation. As the situation became increasingly polarized, few community leaders in Boston actively supported or planned for the desegregation that… [PDF]