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Map It: What Comes Next? How the ADA and Section 504 Affect You

2 minutes 14 seconds

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This segment looks at the differences between the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. It explains the different laws that apply to students with disabilities in high school and after they graduate. Students need to understand these differences as they may receive different accommodations in school and in the workplace. Part of the “Map It: What Comes Next?” training module. Video vignettes are signed in ASL with spoken English and captions.

Media Details

Runtime: 2 minutes 14 seconds

Title card over blurred background image reads, "Map it. What comes next."
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 1
0 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 13+
Woman in a suit uses sign language. Her mouth is open and her hands out, 1 over the other. Title card reads, "Know what you are good at doing. Know what you need to work on. Both of these can affect your career choices."
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 2
2 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man in a collared shirt stands uses sign language with 1 palm facing out at his chest and 1 hand moving down at his waist.
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 3
1 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage girl and teenage boy sit in arm chairs next to one another. The girl uses sign language with both hands while the boy rests his chin on his hand and looks at her.
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 4
1 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage boy and teenage girl sit in arm chairs next to one another. Boy gestures while girls looks toward him and smiles.
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 5
1 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage boy in a collared shirt and necktie uses sign language with finger pointing up to the side and his other hand in a loose fist below.
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 6
2 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young woman in a suit jacket looks toward camera with concerned expression as she uses sign language. Her fist is out in front of her chin. Title card reads, "Know yourself."
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 7
1 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage girl and teenage boy sit in a booth facing one another. The girl uses sign language while the boy looks at her with his chin resting on his hand.
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 8
1 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young woman in a suit jacket uses sign language. 4 fingers on each hand extend out in front of her as she purses her lips. Title card reads, "Health sciences."
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 9
1 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young woman in a suit jacket lifts 1 hand chest height as she parts lips. Title card reads, "S. M. A. R. T. S equals specific. M equals measurable."
Map It: What Comes Next?
Episode 10
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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