Equal Access in Education for Students with Disabilities

Founder of Equal Opportunities for Students, Elijah Armstrong, discusses the Heumann-Armstrong Educational Awards and advocacy for equal access in education.
Show Notes
-Heumann-Armstrong Educational Awards: www.lls.edu/coelhocenter/heum...
-Applications are open from May 15th, 2023 until July 16th, 2023.
-Equal Opportunities for Students: www.equalopportunitiesforstude...
-Equal Opportunities for Students KZbin Channel: / @equalopportunitiesfor...
-About Judy Heumann: judithheumann.com/project/about/
-Crip Camp (2020): cripcamp.com/
-Being Heumann: judithheumann.com/being-heumann/
-Section 504: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/lis...
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): sites.ed.gov/idea/
-The Rehabilitation Act of 1973: www.eeoc.gov/statutes/rehabil...
-The UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities: social.desa.un.org/issues/dis...
-Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): www.ada.gov/
-AAPD Internship Program: www.aapd.com/summer-internshi...

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