Office for Fair Access

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA 1974) or the Buckley Amendment addresses educational records, more so the release of such records by institutions getting federal funds. Student records can be released with written consent from the student to external sources or can be obtained by college officials with legitimate interests such as advisers who hope to evaluate the academic progress of the members. Advisers are still encouraged to either get consent from the student or request

On the 15th of January 2015, an interview was conducted with Larry Cole, who is the education and research officer in office of the fairness commissioner. This office was created to provide services to those whose credentials are not recognized in Ontario. Larry was interviewed to get an insight of how office of the fairness commissioner response and address issues related to the non-recognition of foreign credentials in Toronto. Non recognition of foreign credentials is a social issue that is generally

Copyright is the exclusive right to copy or reproduce a creative work or to sell certain rights to the work. These rights apply to literary, artistic, dramatic, or musical works in a tangible form. Generally, facts, themes, ideas, most titles, names, catch-phrases and other short-word combinations are not protected under copyright. For a writer, copyright is the exclusive right to the reproduction and use of any creative material. The copyright is originally held by the author*, but these rights

deaf or hearing impaired people are put into prison their language barriers cause them to experience a lack of access to fair legal treatment. Language Barrier A major factor or variable contributing to the lack of access to fair legal treatment for hearing impaired prisoners is the language barrier that they face. This makes language barriers the independent variable to lack of fair legal treatment for hearing impaired prisoners, the dependent variable. According to the Free Dictionary, a language

Gypsy Gavia MPPA 409 Effective Strategies for Writing and Communication October 1, 2015 Brainstorming Assignment 1. Impact on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Latino access to homeownership. The policy relevance is that President Obama's immigration announcement regarding DACA permits created more opportunities for families to buy homes without fear of deportation but questions exist regarding the possible fate of these mortgages upon the end of Obama's presidency or if the DACA

been the problem of discrimination at places of work against people with disability, based on race, sex, religion in almost all quarters and this has prompted quite a number of legislations and acts to be passed in a bid to guarantee the people the access and right to use and utilize all the public amenities as well as get the right and equal treatment as an American. Vivian Pearson (2012) notes that the federal law prohibits the employer from making hiring or firing decision based on the gender

air conditioned observed • Few houses look vacant and others abandoned • Public utility sewer system Open space: • Many open areas for children and families to enjoy • Playgrounds, walking paths and picnic areas for grilling • Areas seem to be in fair condition, public trash cans, safe and citizens used it frequently • Some Graffiti observed Commons: • True West coffee shop ( all ages, business hours) • Jollys (all ages, business hours) • Eaton hill by governor (panoramic view) (all ages, especially

death rates related to cardiovascular events ("Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion," 2010). The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. $320 billion health care expenditures and related cost is spent annually on cardiovascular related illnesses. Heart disease has the highest modifiable risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, tobacco use, diabetes, poor diet and exercise and obesity ("Office of Disease

Copyright Enforcement and Fair Use Jean-Paul Muyshondt University of North Carolina Wilmington Abstract The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 has changed the focus of copyright enforcement away from the act of copyright infringement and toward the act of circumvention of the technologies used to protect the rights of digital media owners. Additionally, the act has had adverse effects that outweigh the benefits that it provides. Key Words: copyright, DMCA, DRM, ethics, fair use, legal/societal

ON THE UNIVERSALITY OF RAWLSIAN JUSTICE John Rawls argues for an universal standard of justice, conceived as “Justice as Fairness”. Rawls presents his standard of justice as a framework of principles for determining optimal and fair resolutions among persons in society. In this essay, I will analyze Rawls’s principles of justice and his original position and contemplate a utilitarian response to the original position while critiquing the universality of the original position. Lastly, applied to