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There are still a number of improvements to be made: For instance today some children and youth with disabilities are
still served in segregated environments, and some public schools and services and learning tools (e.g., ICTs) are not
accessible.
To improve ICT accessibility,for instance the Department of Justice is currently working on promoting the interpretation
that the whole web is a public space and once that all public websites (e.g., education environments), as well as private
ones (e.g., small and large businesses), will need to respect the accessibility requirements of the ADA.
To promote inclusive education, the Department of Justice is for instance currently intervening in Aleeha Dudley v.
Miami University, et al., 14-cv-038 (S.D. Ohio), a private lawsuit alleging disability discrimination by Miami University in
Oxford, Ohio. In the United States’ motion to intervene and complaint, the United States alleges that Miami University
has violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by requiring current and former students with
disabilities to use inaccessible websites and learning management system software, and by providing these students
with inaccessible course materials. More information can be found here:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-moves-intervene-disability-discrimination-lawsuit-alleging-miami
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Americans with Disabilities Act ,as amended in 2008
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ,as amended in 2004
Sections 504 and 508 ,Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Telecommunications Act of 1996 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
US Department of Education’s website on IDEA.