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)].
Please tab through the following pages to find resources and supports for your district as they work to ensurethat all students have equal access to education.
Example documents found in the next pages have been provided by Lincoln Public Schools, Cedar Rapids Public Schools, Heartland Area AEA,
the Diabetes Foundation and Optimal Hearing.
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)].
Please tab through the following pages to find resources and supports for your district as they work to ensurethat all students have equal access to education.
Example documents found in the next pages have been provided by Lincoln Public Schools, Cedar Rapids Public Schools, Heartland Area AEA,
the Diabetes Foundation and Optimal Hearing.
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