Topic: LIST OF RESOURCES- -children with Lyme/school system
sometimesdilly
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(Betty G- please add whatever info to the newbie/reference pages you think might be helpful. I'll do separate posts for each item).
PLEASE FEEL FREE, ANYONE ELSE, TO ADD TO THIS INFO. LOTS OF YOU HAVE FAR MORE HARD-WON EXPERIENCE WITH THIS THAN I DO....
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sometimesdilly
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WHAT IS A "504" PLAN?
(info from US Dept. of Education, Civil Rights Division webpage):
"504" refers to a section of the Rehabilation Act.
Section 504
Section 504 states that "no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under" any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by any Executive agency or the United States Postal Service.
Each Federal agency has its own set of section 504 regulations that apply to its own programs.
Agencies that provide Federal financial assistance also have section 504 regulations covering entities that receive Federal aid.
Requirements common to these regulations include reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities;
program accessibility; effective communication with people who have hearing or vision disabilities; and accessible new construction and alterations.
Each agency is responsible for enforcing its own regulations.
Section 504 may also be enforced through private lawsuits.
It is not necessary to file a complaint with a Federal agency or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter before going to court.
For information on how to file 504 complaints with the appropriate agency, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Disability Rights Section - NYAV Washington, D.C. 20530
This org's focus goes well beyond special ed, but their site includes info on advocacy as well as success stories.
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sometimesdilly
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From our local advocates, a comparison of 504 vs IEP (PART 1)
A COMPARISON of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504
-The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
RELATED LAWS:
ADA: A civil rights law to prohibit discrimination solely on the basis of disability in employment, public services, and accommodations.
IDEA: An education act to provide federal financial assistance to State and local education agencies to guarantee special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.
504: A civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities, public and private, that receive federal financial assistance.
WHO IS PROTECTED?
ADA: Any individual with a disability who: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more life activities; or (2) has a record of such impairment; or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment. Further, the person must be qualified for the program, service, or job.
IDEA: Children ages 3-21 who are determined by a multidisciplinary team to be eligible within one or more of 13 specific disability categories and who need special education and related services.
Categories include autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, hearing impairments, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, serious emotional disturbance, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, traumatic brain injury, and visual impairments
504: Any person who (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, (2) has a record of such an impairment or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment.
Major life activities include walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, caring for oneself, and performing manual tasks.
PROVIDES FOR FREE , APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
ADA- Not directly. However, (1) ADA protections apply to nonsectarian private schools, but not to organization or private schools, or entities controlled by religious organization; (2) ADA provided additional protection in combination with actions brought under Section 504.
Reasonable accommodations are required for eligible students with a disability to perform essential functions of the job. This applies to any part of the special education program that may be community-based and involve job training/placement.
IDEA- Yes. A FAPE is defined to mean special education and related services. Special education means "specially designed instruction at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of the child with a disability..."
Related services are provided if students, require them in order to benefit from specially designed instruction. States are required to ensure the provision of "full educational opportunity" to all children with disabilities. IDEA requires the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) document with specific content and a required number of participants at an IEP meeting
504- Yes. An "appropriate" education means an education comparable to that provided to students without disabilities. This may be defined as regular or special education services.
Students can receive related services under Section 504 even if they are not provided any special education. Section 504 does require development of a plan, although this written document is not mandated.
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) of IDEA may be used for the Section 504 written plan. Many experts recommend that a group of persons knowledgeable about the students convene and specify the agreed-upon services.
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bettyg
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dilly,
thanks for this WEALTH OF INFO based upon your personal experiences and others; i copied your link above to treepatrols newbie links and will copy to my own files too.
if you feel up to it, could you show a list of the subject areas, so folks will know what all is in your lengthy post here?
then i'll add that to treepatrol's & my file links.
thanks my friend who is helping so many parents avoid the TRAPS many of you have fallen into over the years!!
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