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In 1954, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a landmark civil rights decision in https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/caselaw/ussupct.brown.bd.ed.htm
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Civil rights law that says no individual can be excluded, solely because of his or her disability, from participating in or benefiting from any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, which includes schools.
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The new law amends the meaning of "disability" in the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, of which Section 504 is a part. They now share provisions including a conforming amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that affects the meaning of "disability" in Section 504.
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The Department of Justice (Department) is issuing this final rule to amend its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations in order to incorporate the statutory changes to the ADA set forth in the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
