(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…
(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)…
(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]
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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…