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Should Handicapped People Be Allowed To Attend Nursing School?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

Kent Hull
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The recent Supreme Court decision in the Davis case, which allowed a federally-assisted college to exclude a severely hearing impaired woman from its registered nurse training program, has caused great concern among handicapped people and their advocates. Institutions of higher education also have reason for dissatisfaction with the decision since it fails to provide sufficient guidance for those recipients of federal funding to measure their compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A letter dated October 5, 1979, from Patricia Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), to college presidents is the latest official statement concerning the decision.

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Research Article
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Nursing Law & Ethics , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , March 1980 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 1980

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References

1. Southeastern Community College v. Davis, 99 S. Ct. 2361 (1979).Google Scholar
2. 424 F. Supp. 1341 (E.D.N.C. 1977).Google Scholar
3. 575 F. 2d 1158 (4th Cir. 1978).Google Scholar
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5. 45 C.F.R. section 84.3(k) (3).Google Scholar
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