Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington
Contact/ Disability Resource Center
Accessible Educational Services
Accessible Educational Services (AES) is dedicated to ensuring that students with qualifying medical conditions, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have the tools, support services, and resources that allow equal access and reasonable accessibility measures (accommodations) to be successful at Indiana University Bloomington.
Accessible Educational Services
Eigenmann Hall #001
1900 E 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47406
Phone: 812-855-7578
Fax: 812-855-7650
Email: [email protected]
Externships
Examples of employers with Disability Rights focus where Maurer students have externed before include:
- The Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) enforces the civil rights laws of the State of Indiana. We investigate complaints of discrimination and educate organizations, companies, landlords, associations, and individuals on their rights and responsibilities under Indiana Civil Rights Laws.
- Indiana Disability Rights is the service arm of the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) Commission. The mission is to uphold, promote, and advance the rights of individuals with disabilities through empowerment and advocacy to achieve a more equitable society.
- Indiana Legal Services, Inc. uses the law to fight poverty and racism, empower clients, and improve access to justice.
- Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides free legal services statewide to those who can't afford them, believing everyone deserves access to justice regardless of income.
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Courses
Law & Education: Legal Perspectives
This course prepares students to: 1) identify legal issues occurring in public PK-12 schools so that you can formulate, articulate, and defend alternative solutions; 2) describe and analyze key principles of school/district policy as well as federal and state law and apply them to real life scenarios; 3) increase awareness about the importance of legal literacy for administrators, educators, policymakers, and others; 4) access primary sources of law (i.e., federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law) needed to analyze and solve legal dilemmas and to stay abreast of evolving law; 5) collaborate with others to solve complex legal and ethical dilemmas; 6) communicate persuasively in oral and written form to advocate for themselves, colleagues, students, school, and district; and 7) analyze diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and ethical issues involving but not limited to: socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, national origin, language proficiency, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex. This course qualifies as one of the School of Education courses that is required for the J.D. Minor in Education Policy.
Law & Education: Legal Aspects of Higher Education
The purpose of this course is to introduce current legal issues occurring in higher education settings. Specifically, this course will prepare you to: 1) identify legal issues occurring in public higher education settings so that you can formulate, articulate, and defend alternative solutions; 2) describe and analyze key principles of higher education/college policy as well as federal and state law and apply them to real life scenarios; 3) increase your awareness about the importance of legal literacy for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and others; 4) access primary sources of law (i.e., federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law) needed to analyze and solve legal dilemmas and to stay abreast of evolving law; 5) collaborate with others to solve complex legal issues; 6) communicate persuasively in oral and written form so that you can advocate for yourself, colleagues, students, school, and district; and 7) analyze a variety of social justice and ethical issues involving socio-economic status, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender. This course qualifies as one of the School of Education courses that is required for the J.D. Minor in Education Policy.
Employment Discrimination
This course examines federal civil rights laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability. The course considers litigation strategy and the sources, theories, and goals of anti-discrimination law. Specific subjects covered include discriminatory refusals to hire and terminations, workplace harassment and the MeToo movement, and employers responsibilities (or lack thereof) to accommodate or address pregnancy and family responsibilities, religious practices, and disabilities. The applicability of current law to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is also addressed.
Law & Education: Legal Perspectives
This course prepares students to: 1) identify legal issues occurring in public PK-12 schools so that you can formulate, articulate, and defend alternative solutions; 2) describe and analyze key principles of school/district policy as well as federal and state law and apply them to real life scenarios; 3) increase awareness about the importance of legal literacy for administrators, educators, policymakers, and others; 4) access primary sources of law (i.e., federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law) needed to analyze and solve legal dilemmas and to stay abreast of evolving law; 5) collaborate with others to solve complex legal and ethical dilemmas; 6) communicate persuasively in oral and written form to advocate for themselves, colleagues, students, school, and district; and 7) analyze diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and ethical issues involving but not limited to: socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, national origin, language proficiency, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex.