11 Section 504

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Section 504 is a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disability. Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of the non-disabled are met.

Section 504 states that: “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in section 706(8) of this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…” [29 U.S.C. §794(a), 34 C.F.R. §104.4(a)].

What is the difference between IEP and 504 Plans?

Resources

Parent & Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 from U.S. Department of Education
Testing Accommodations for 504 from Understood.org

Contacts

Lori Melton, ESC Region 11

Educ. Consultant

lmelton@esc11.net
Phone: 817-740-7592
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