The legal obligation to learning-disabled and handicapped allied health students.
Recent legislation and judicial decisions regarding the legal responsibilities of postsecondary institutions to handicapped and learning-disabled students is discussed. The relevance of these decisions to administrators of allied health programs in the selection and retention of students becomes apparent as one reviews the increased number of litigations in the past few years. In summary, administrators must make reasonable accommodations to "otherwise qualified" handicapped individuals. They need not, however, accept students that could not benefit from the principal education given or would not likely pass certification exams in their field of study.
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Medical technology program, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 48197.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States