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Product

How Section 504 Protects Students With Disabilities

Center:

IA-Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Chelsey Scanlan
[email protected]
319-678-3017

Product Description:

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a law that protects people with disabilities, including students. It says programs that get federal funds cannot discriminate based on disability. This includes grade schools and high schools. Schools that get federal funds must make sure their students can take part in the same school programs and activities as students without disabilities.

Keyword(s):

accomodation, least restrictive environment, section 504, rehab act of 73, school

Product/Publication Type(s):

Pamphlets, Brochures, or Fact sheets

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

https://iowacompass.org/work/section-504-student-protections/

COVID-19 Related Data:

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