District Implementation Guide for Section 504

District Implementation Guide for

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools

Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services 2011

This document was developed by the Student Support Services Project, University of South Florida, a special project funded by the Florida Department of Education, Division Public Schools, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS), through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B and is available online at . For more information on available resources, contact the BEESS Resource and Information Center (BRIC).

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District Implementation Guide for

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools

Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services 2011

Copyright State of Florida Department of State

2011

Authorization for reproduction is hereby granted to the state system of public education consistent with section 1006.03(2), Florida Statutes. No authorization is granted for distribution or reproduction outside of the state system of public education without prior approval in writing.

District Guide for Implementation of Section 504

Table of Contents Section 504

Contents

Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................... ix Introduction......................................................................................................................................1

Background.....................................................................................................................................................................1 Federal and State Laws................................................................................................................................................1

An Important Note about the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).................................................. 4 Summary Table Laws and Regulations............................................................................................................ 4 Discrimination Defined........................................................................................................................................ 5 Section 504 Requirements and Procedures...................................................................................9 Within What Age Range Does a Disabled Student "Qualify"?.................................................................... 9 Which Students Are "Disabled"? ........................................................................................................................ 9 Prong One: Current Impairment .......................................................................................................................... 10 The Physical or Mental Impairment................................................................................................................10 Temporary Impairments....................................................................................................................................10 Impairments that Are Episodic or in Remission............................................................................................11 Episodic Impairments.........................................................................................................................................11 Impairments in Remission.................................................................................................................................11 Major Life Activities.............................................................................................................................................11 Major Bodily Functions.......................................................................................................................................12 Substantially Limits.............................................................................................................................................13 Mitigating Measures: Refocusing per ADAAA...............................................................................................13 Some Final Thoughts on Prong One...............................................................................................................14 Prong Two: The Record of Impairment............................................................................................................... 14 Prong Three: Regarded as Impaired.................................................................................................................... 14 Legal Obligations....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Requirements for Programs and Services .....................................................................................................15 Obligations of the School District to Comply with Section 504................................................................16 Operational Guidelines..................................................................................................................17 Problem Solving and Response to Instruction/Intervention (PS/RtI)...................................................... 17 Referral .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Evaluation..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 ADAAA and the "Disconnect" between Section 504 Eligibility and 504 Evaluation............................20

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