Regulatory/Governmental Curriculum Resources

Resources provided relate to governmental agencies and regulatory standards that inform the curriculum and student related issues.

Americans with Disabilities Act 

Buckley Amendment 

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 

National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (CLAS) 

Office of Minority Health 

US Department of Labor - Physical Therapists 

US Department of Education
Official website offering comprehensive resources on education, funding, policy research, and current news.

• Information about US Department of Education Regulations on Distance Education for Title IV Fund Eligibility (.pdf)
  Resource document that explains and clarifies the new July 2011 USDE regulations on distance education offerings and eligibility for Title IV Funding, including higher education and accreditation responses.

Health Literacy 

• Health Literacy Improvement (US Department of Health & Human Services: Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion: Health Communication Activities)
• American Medical Association Foundation: Health Literacy 
• Ask Me 3 (Contains ways to provide easily-understood patient information. Contains downloadable information in English and in Spanish.)
• U-write.com (An organization to improving readability in health care.)

Healthy People 

• Healthy People 2020 
• Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 (12/2/10) 

National Physical Activity Plan 

Partnership for Health in Aging 

• Last Updated: 4/25/2013
• Contact: education@apta.org
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