Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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. 

​Obligations of School Districts under Section 504

Regulations Section 504

Students Protected Under 504

Student Placement Under 504

504 FAQ

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 

504 Accommodations by Disability 

A guide developed by  David Bateman, PhD

Professor of Special Education

Shippensburg University

Sample Asthma Action Plan

Sample 504 Diabetes

Sample 504 Epilepsy

Sample 504 Food Allergy Accommodations

 NYS GUIDE FOR ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS

 NYS GUIDE MAKING A DIFFERENCE CARING for STUDENTS with LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES 

 NYS 2015 GUIDELINES TO MEDICINE MANAGEMENT IN NYS SCHOOLS 

 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.  

Introduction to the ADA

Effects of ADA Amendment Act of 2008 on School Districts