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Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990) The Equal Access Act is a United States federal law passed as Title VIII of the Education for Economic Security Act in 1984 to compel federally funded public secondary schools to provide equal access to extracurricular student clubs. Lobbied for by Christian groups who wanted to ensure students the right to conduct ...
This landmark document, produced by the University of Illinois, became the basis for subsequent architectural access codes Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard 1984 and the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.
Disability. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA) is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 ( CFAA) is a United States cybersecurity bill that was enacted in 1986 as an amendment to existing computer fraud law ( 18 U.S.C. § 1030 ), which had been included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. [1] Prior to computer-specific criminal laws, computer crimes were prosecuted as mail and ...
e. The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act ( VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee – 1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections. The law also mandates registration and voting aids, such ...
The Macintosh, later rebranded as the Macintosh 128K, is the original Macintosh personal computer, from Apple. It is the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer with a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. It was pivotal in establishing desktop publishing as a general office function.
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (23 U.S.C. § 158) was passed by the United States Congress and was later signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 17, 1984. [1] [2] [3] The act would punish any state that allowed persons under 21 years to purchase alcoholic beverages by reducing its annual federal highway apportionment ...
1975 Days of Our Lives. Edward Macdonald Carey (March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC 's soap opera Days of Our Lives. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member. [1] He first made his career starring in various B-movies of the 1940s, 1950s ...