Higher-Education Group Raises Concerns About Proposed Rules on Handling Disabilities

by E Wayne Ross on December 9, 2009

The Chronicle: Higher-Education Group Raises Concerns About Proposed Rules on Handling Disabilities

The American Council on Education has voiced concerns that some of the proposed rules to put in place amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act that Congress passed last year could create unintended problems for universities as they hire faculty members.

Some of the equal-employment provisions of the rules, which were proposed in September by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, go beyond the amendments Congress approved and could have serious consequences for universities, the group’s officials say.