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Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

Transitioning to Secondary Education: The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has resources on transitioning to secondary education.

Stephanie Monroe, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Education, has recently issued 2 technical assistance letters on the transition from high school to colleges and universities. The letter to colleges and universities is located on the web at:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20070316.pdf.

The letter to parents of students with disabilities is located on the web at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/parent-20070316.pdf.

A new pamphlet (March, 2007), "Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators" is located at: [http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transitionguide.html].

In the pamphlet "Students with Disabilities: Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities" the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education provides the information to explain the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools. This pamphlet also explains the obligations of a postsecondary school to provide academic adjustments, including auxiliary aids and services, to ensure that the school does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
[www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html]

Also of interest is the pamphlet "Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Higher Education's Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA" located at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/auxaids.html

COLLEGE ACCOMMODATION PLANNING: More information on preparing for accommodations at College is located on this website at: [http://ada.osu.edu/resources/college_accomodation.htm].

Transitioning to Secondary Education: The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has issued a new pamphlet "Students with Disabilities: Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities" The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education provides the information in this pamphlet to explain the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools. This pamphlet also explains the obligations of a postsecondary school to provide academic adjustments, including auxiliary aids and services, to ensure that the school does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
[www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html]

Equal Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, Policy and Procedure Manual [PDF]: it is the policy of The Ohio State University that discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities is prohibited. [hr.osu.edu/policy/policy445.pdf]

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (June 27, 2000): from the National Council On Disability provides a summary of the Federal legislation relating to disability with web links to responsible federal agencies. [www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2000/disabilityrights.htm]

Job Accomodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
[janweb.icdi.wvu.edu]

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