SECTION 504 CIVIL RIGHTS

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.

504 COMPLAINT PROCESS

FILE A 504 NON-COMPLIANCE COMPLAINT

Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Technical Assistance

New York Office Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Telephone: 646-428-3900
FAX: 646-428-3843; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov

Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights December 2016

SAMPLE 504 & HEALTH PLANS

504 Accommodations by Disability
A guide developed by David Bateman, PhD
Professor of Special Education
Shippensburg University

ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.