Title: Section 504: A Plan for Equity, Access and Accommodations - PAVE
Headings: Section 504: A Plan for Equity, Access and Accommodations
Section 504: A Plan for Equity, Access and Accommodations
A Brief Overview
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Equity doesn’t mean Equal
​ Accommodations and services create equity in order to give people a fair opportunity to succeed. This level of fairness can be called justice.
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Section 504 Supports Inclusion and Bars Discrimination
Here are examples of how Section 504 might impact a student:
​ Are Parents Part of the Section 504 Team?
How are Discipline and Behavior addressed by Section 504?
​ Here are a few points related to Section 504, discipline and behavior:
Rules for Schools
Here are some additional resources for information about Section 504:
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Content: For more detailed information about the IEP, PAVE provides an article, Get Ready for School with IEP Essentials. Education rights are like a pyramid: At the top of the pyramid is the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), which provides a full menu of special education programming and services for qualifying students. Children at the top of the pyramid have all the protections of each of these laws. At the center of the pyramid is Section 504, part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which guarantees non-discriminatory rights to equitable access for individuals with disabilities. ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) is at the bottom, providing all children in the United States the right to a free public education “to ensure that every child achieves.” Schools are bound by Section 504 as “covered entities,” places or programs that receive money from the U.S. government. Schools provide access to Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) by helping students with 504 Plans to succeed in regular classrooms and school settings. The goal is to meet the student’s needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students to offer equity and access to opportunities. Keep reading to learn more about what equity truly means.