Therefore, it cannot be enforced." Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in K-12 schools and colleges that receive federal funds.

Disability accommodations made it possible for me to become a professor and are vital to the success of many of my disabled ...

There is no "one size fits all" way to learning. So for kids who may need extra support, help is available through a 504 plan ...

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was a landmark achievement for disability rights. Section 504 of the law prohibits discrimination against or exclusion of disabled individuals in programs that ...

The case, Texas v. Becerra, challenges the constitutionality of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects people from discrimination based on disability. At its core ...

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump takes drastic steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, disability advocates are worried about whether the agency can carry out its responsibilities ...

The Americans With Disabilities Act and Amendments of 2008 (ADAAA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, define a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major ...

By the time President Richard Nixon signed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 into law after vetoing ... join the fight for disability rights. Section 504 of the act barred publicly-funded entities ...

A student with a rare form of epilepsy said her school failed to accommodate her need for different instructional hours. The student won her case under the Individuals with Disabilities Education ...

They argued that their daughter had faced discrimination and sued under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990— federal laws that ...

From April 5-28,1977, more than 100 people with disabilities sat-in at the Department of Health Education and Welfare in San Francisco demanding that the government enforce Section 504 of the ...