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

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.

Oklahoma: Quadriplegic student forced out of dorm

NewsOK.com: Disability may keep ECU student from staying in dorm room

ADA — A Tupelo quadriplegic is wrangling with East Central University officials over whether he can live in the

Joshua Jackson, 35, an East Central University junior, was notified Oct. 21 he could not live in the dorms unless he hires an assistant to stay overnight. He must move out by Dec. 12 if he doesn’t have one. Campus officials say the decision is a matter of safety. Jackson says the $11,000 a year it would cost to pay for an assistant is not within his means.

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