Section 504, the ADA, and public schools: what educators need to know.

From: Remedial and Special Education | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: Smith, Tom E.C. | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are civil rights acts that are beginning to have a major impact on public schools. Schools have recently begun to pay a great deal of attention to these two acts because more and more parents are beginning to request services for children who are not eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Because these two pieces of legislation are ci...

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