DAIS Newsletter Archives, Volume II, 1998

Newsletters:


Volume II, No. 1: January, 1998

  1. WELCOME TO VOLUME II
  2. PUTTING OUT FIRES BEFORE THEY START --The Development of Technical Standards and Eligibility Criteria
  3. "HE'S GOOD (BUT NOT **THAT** GOOD?!)" --The Case of Casey Martin
  4. DOES THIS DISABILITY "SUBSTANTIALLY LIMIT?"
  5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q &A: Is An Undifferentiated Student Fee Discriminatory?
  6. RENEWABLE RESOURCES FROM DAIS


Volume II, No. 2: February, 1998

  1. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS --This Could Be the Start of Something Big!
  2. URGENT!!! ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IS CRITICAL
  3. THE OLDEST MOTIVE IS **IN** THE BOOKS --How Money Influences Decision-Making
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A --How Important are Rules?


Volume II, No. 3: March, 1998

  1. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS -- Setting the Stage
  2. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS -- Will Technology Level the Playing Field or Send Us Sliding Downhill?
  3. FOLLOWING THE MONEY A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE TRAIL
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A --A Question About Student Teaching Assignments


Volume II, No. 4: April, 1998

  1. YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING
  2. ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL ONLINE PRESENCE -"The Hurrieder I go, the Behinder I Get!"
  3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A - Tutoring as an Accommodation
  4. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN -Writing Recommendation Letters for Students with Disabilities
  5. IT'S NOT QUANTITY, BUT QUALITY, THAT MATTERS - Standardized Admissions Tests for Students with Disabilities


Volume II, No. 5: May, 1998

  1. WELCOME "HOME" TO DAIS!!!
  2. GETTING INTO PRACTICE AT PRACTICING WHAT IS PREACHED: Is Your Web Page Accessible?
  3. OUTSIDE RECOMMENDATIONS: Help, Hindrance, Or a Place to Hide?
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: How Do 504./ADA Define a Learning Disability?


Volume II, No. 6: June, 1998

  1. A "THANK YOU" AND AN APOLOGY
  2. AS GOOD AS IT GETS!!! Resolution to Our Concerns About Reauthorization of the Rehab Act
  3. BOSTON UNIVERSITY BACK IN THE HEADLINES
  4. WHAT'S NEW AT THE HOME OF DAIS? New Postings and Information To Be Found at Our Website


Volume II, No. 7: July, 1998

  1. I'VE BEEN TO AHEAD, AND NOW I'M BEHIND!!!
  2. BEYOND CIVIL RIGHTS
  3. CONFIDENTIALITY: What Are the Rights -- and What IS Right?
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A -- There's No Substitute for a Good Substitution Policy!
  5. NEW RESOURCES ON THE DAIS HOME PAGE


Volume II, No. 8: August, 1998

  1. RULES, RULES, RULES!!!
  2. WHEN I USE A WORD, IT MEANS WHATEVER I WANT IT TO MEAN! Policies and Procedures for Action
  3. COURSE SUBSTITUTION POLICIES
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A -- "But the policy says..."
  5. VISIT THE DAIS HOMEPAGE AND FIND...


Volume II, No. 9: September, 1998

  1. CHALK ONE UP FOR THE GOOD GUYS... BARTLETT V. NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS
  2. FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED: MORE BAD PRESS SURFACES
  3. "THEY ALSO SERVE, WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT... " TESTING DIFFERENTLY DOES NOT MEAN TESTING LESS!
  4. VISIT THE DAIS HOMEPAGE AND FIND...


Volume II, No. 10: October, 1998

  1. THE SPIRIT **OR** THE LETTER OF THE LAW?
  2. FINANCIAL AID AND FULL TIME STATUS: Let's Try This Again
  3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A: What All Is Covered Under the Law?
  4. VISIT THE DAIS HOMEPAGE AND FIND...


Volume II, No. 11: November, 1998

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. CONFIDENTIALITY REVISITED
  3. DO WE ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS? Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit!
  4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Q & A: Borderline Intellectual Functioning -- What Does It Mean?
  5. MEDIA ALERT: SOME GOOD PRESS, FOR A CHANGE
  6. THIS MONTH AT THE HOME OF DAIS...


Volume II, No. 12: December, 1998

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY REVISITED -- AGAIN!!!
  2. TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
  3. INTRODUCING -- ONLINE EDUCATION FROM DAIS: "Technical Standards, Eligibility Criteria, and the ADA"
  4. ISN"T MODERN TECHNOLOGY WONDERFUL? ISN'T IT??? Email and Disability Services
  5. THIS MONTH AT THE HOME OF DAIS