Ethical Standards and 立法的基础

火博体育大学 is a member of the Association of Higher Education and 残疾 and, as such, adheres to its code of ethics.

AHEAD道德准则

We agree that these principles are the code of ethics for post-secondary 残疾 服务提供商. As professionals, we are responsible for upholding, supporting and advancing these ideas whenever possible. Members of AHEAD agree to monitor themselves and their peers in accordance with the spirit and provisions of this code, as delineated 遵循以下原则:

1. Postsecondary 残疾 服务提供商 are committed to facilitating the highest levels of educational excellence and potential quality of life for postsecondary students 有残疾的.
2. Postsecondary 残疾 服务提供商 strive to achieve and maintain the highest levels of competence and integrity in all areas of assistance to adult students with 残疾的人. This support is guided by the consistent use of objective, professional judgment in all areas, especially when addressing the confidential nature of the student's 残疾.
3. Postsecondary 残疾 服务提供商 continually participate in professional activities and educational opportunities designed to strengthen the personal, educational and vocational quality of life for students 有残疾的. 这包括正在进行的 development of strategies, skills, research and knowledge pertinent to the highest quality of 残疾 service delivery whenever and wherever it occurs.
4. Postsecondary 残疾 服务提供商 carry out their responsibilities in accordance with AHEAD professional standards and policy guidelines for adult students 有残疾的. When certified, licensed or affiliated with other professionals or organizations, they comply with those professional guidelines as well.
5. Postsecondary 服务提供商 are actively engaged in supporting and clarifying institutional, state, provincial and federal laws, policies and procedures applicable to the service delivery to students 有残疾的. 遵从性意味着专业人员 will not condone or participate in any unethical or illegal acts discussed within 这些指导方针.

立法的基础

1973年的康复法案

Overall, the 1973年康复法案 prohibits federal agencies from discriminating against individuals based on a disabling condition. 最相关的部分 act is subpart E of Section 504, which requires federal grantees to make their programs and activities accessible to individuals 有残疾的. 子部分E指出 "No qualified handicapped student shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any academic, research, occupational training, housing, health insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education, athletics, recreation, transportation, other extracurricular, or other postsecondary education aid, benefits, or services to which this subpart 适用于." The provision requires recipients to make modifications to academic requirements as are necessary to ensure that such requirements do not discriminate or have the effect of discriminating, on the basis of handicap, against a qualified handicapped applicant or student and to provide auxiliary aids designed to facilitate equal access to the educational activities of the institution. 火博体育不需要提供 attendants, individually prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or other devices or services of a personal nature.

The 美国残疾人法案 (ADA)

Signed into law in July 1990, the ADA provides comprehensive civil rights protections for individuals 有残疾的 by guaranteeing equal rights access in the areas of employment, governmental service, public transportation, public accommodations 和电信. The ADA seeks to remove barriers to meaningful participation and to provide individuals 有残疾的 with equal opportunity to participate 在社区生活的各个方面充分发挥作用.