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Discrimination Against the Disabled in Sports


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Discrimination Against the Disabled in Sports
An examination of the extent and evolution of legal protection of the disabled in amateur athletics, including eligibility, funding, age requirements, litigation, employment and some non-sports aspects.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages) | 53 sources | 2000 United States


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"Discrimination Against Disabled People by Athletic Venues, High
School Athletic Conferences and the NCAA
This research paper examines the extent of legal protection presently afforded to disabled persons involved in high school and college athletics. The primary focus is upon amateur athletics but cases in the field of professional sports are mentioned where they provide relevant precedents for amateur athletics.


The legal protection afforded disabled persons generally and in sports has been considerably expanded during the past two decades, primarily as a result of the enactment of two federal statutes, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1993 (ADA). Through the interpretations made by the courts, primarily federal courts, as to the scope and..."

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APA Citation:

Discrimination Against the Disabled in Sports (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Discrimination-Against-the-Disabled-in-Sports/15678

MLA Citation:

"Discrimination Against the Disabled in Sports" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Discrimination-Against-the-Disabled-in-Sports/15678>




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