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  1. Oct 16, 2015 · Section 504 is a Federal law that prohibits disability discrimination by recipients of Federal financial assistance. 2 All public schools and school districts, as well as all public charter schools and magnet schools, that receive Federal financial assistance from the Department must comply with Section 504. Section 504 provides a broad ...

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  2. Student Discipline Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. On July 19, 2022, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance called Supporting Students with Disabilities and Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Student Discipline Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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  4. Apr 30, 2024 · The current Section 504 regulation for Part 84 sets forth a number of prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of disability. Those include ensuring people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in a program or activity funded by HHS.

  5. Section 504: Frequently Asked Questions. Section 504 provides rights to persons with disabilities in HUD-funded programs and activities. These questions and answers focus on the requirements of one specific law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This law often is called simply "Section 504."

  6. To be protected under Section 504, a student must be determined to: (1) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or (2) have a record of such an impairment; or (3) be regarded as having such an impairment.

  7. Section 504 forbids organizations and employers from excluding or denying individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services. It defines the rights of individuals with disabilities to participate in, and have access to, program benefits and services. Who Is Protected from Discrimination?

  8. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is American legislation that guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities. It was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws offering protection for people with disabilities.

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