· 4/6/2005
Ass'n for Disabled Americans, Inc. v. Florida International University
Citations
- 405 F.3d 954
- 16 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1130
- 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 5440
- 2005 WL 768129
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- concluding “Title II of the ADA, as applied to access to public education, constitutes a valid exercise of Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment”
- noting the history of unconstitutional 27 discrimination in public education and stating “the constitutional right to equality in 28 education, though not fundamental, is vital to the future success of our society”
- “Discrimination against disabled students in education affects disabled persons’ future ability to exercise and participate in the most basic rights and responsibilities of citizenship, such as voting and participation in public programs and services.”
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Judges: Birch, Kravitch, Gibson
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