{"title":"New OCR letter shows importance of clearly defining disability grievance process","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31959","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent OCR investigation shows why institutions must distinguish their disability grievance processes from their processes for general misconduct grievances. Failing to make distinctions between these processes can impede students from pursuing grievances against faculty and others — and result in unlawful discrimination against the complainant in violation of Section 504.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OCR concerned with library's treatment of service animal","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Letter re: City of Valley Falls</i>, No. 05-24-2208 (OCR 07/02/24).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"11-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Sitter v. Allegheny Health Network</i>, No. 2:24-CV-00815 (W.D. Pa. 01/03/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remote work accommodations","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>An overview of the key topics faced by disability services providers with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules in favor of university","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Groveman v. Regents of the University of California, et al</i>, No. 2:24-cv-01421 (E.D. Cal. 02/04/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31970","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Celaya v. University of Utah, et al</i>., No. 2:23-cv-00116 (D. Utah 01/10/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Amy v. The Florida International University Board of Trustees</i>, No. 1:22-cv-21719 (S.D. Fla. 01/14/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"University enters into agreement to address accessibility issues","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Letter re: University of California, Berkeley</i>, No. 09-23-2187 (09/26/24).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trump issues executive order to dismantle ED","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31957","url":null,"abstract":"<p>President Trump recently issued his long-awaited executive order mandating the closure of the U.S. Department of Education, advancing one of his central campaign promises. The executive order claims that the ED's closure “would drastically improve program implementation in higher education.” It notes that the ED manages a debt portfolio of more than $1.6 trillion, which must be returned to an entity equipped to handle “bank functions” and serve America's students.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New study finds individuals with ID can improve intelligence as they age","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31962","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new study from researchers at Bar-Ilan University suggests that people with intellectual disabilities (including Down syndrome and non-specific intellectual disability) can improve their intelligence into their 30s and 40s, challenging long-held assumptions that such individuals typically face an early decline in cognitive functioning (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-74815-5).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 10","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}