The passage of the ADA "expanded the scope and impact of laws and regulations" on discrimination against individuals with disabilities (Jackson, Mathis, 2003, p. 112). ... At the time of the ADA's passage in 1990, "two-thirds of people with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64" were unemployed. ... It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it resul...

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The issue of sex bias in education moved into the public policy realm when Representative Edith Green (Oregon) introduced a higher education bill with provisions regarding sex equity. ... In 1996 the OCR issued its Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidelines, a three-part test to ensure that institutions are in compliance with Title IX. ... Since its passage in 1972, Title IX has had a profound impact on helping to change attitudes, assumptions and behavior and consequently, our understanding about how sexual stereotypes can limit educational opportunities. ... This has provid...

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Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals? ... Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. ... For an organization to be effective with goals, they must be realistic, attainable, and monitored by the human resource department. ... With the background of affirmative action and its programs established we should evaluate some of the problems with affirmative action and if affirma...

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Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals? ... Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. ... For an organization to be effective with goals, they must be realistic, attainable, and monitored by the human resource department. ... With the background of affirmative action and its programs established we should evaluate some of the problems with affirmative action and if affirma...

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First, drivers must treat African Americans with courtesy. ... King's and Abernathy's homes were both bombed, along with his Hutchinson Street Baptist Church. ... The group stayed until closing and were forced to leave, with never have being served. ... When questioned, the mayor agreed that segregation was wrong. ... Freedom Rides continued. with many participants arrested and jailed. ...

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The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one. 1 In Africa, it is not rare for members of the lower caste to refuse to enter into conjugal relations with those of the higher caste, even though the reverse would seem more normal. ... The gér comprise the nobles and all freemen with no manual profes...

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