Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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.
Obligations of School Districts under Section 504
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
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
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.