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The intention of Section 504 was to impact employment of people with disabilities, thus included education. [9] Section 504 was the first national civil rights legislation that provided equal access for students with disabilities to higher education institutions receiving federal financial assistance. [10]
Under Section 504, FAPE consists of the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met. [48]
Southeastern Community College v. Davis, 442 U.S. 397 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court Case from 1979. Its plaintiff was a hearing-impaired student who, after being denied access to the school's nursing department, filed a lawsuit against claiming violation of her rights under the Fourteenth amendment and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
This led Congress to pass the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-372 (HCPA), now codified in IDEA at 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l), to confirm and ensure that students with disabilities could also assert valid civil rights claims under Section 1983, Section 504, and, later, the ADA.
ACCD's first major accomplishment was the issuance, in April 1977, of final regulations carrying out Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The coalition's national advocacy effort, culminating in a raucous 10-city sit in, including a record 25 days at the San Francisco HEW building, has had lasting effects.
The 504 Sit-in was a disability rights protest that began on April 5, 1977. People with disabilities and the disability community occupied federal buildings in the United States in order to push the issuance of long-delayed regulations regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Section 504 created and extended civil rights to people with disabilities. Section 504 has also provided opportunities for children and adults with disabilities in education, employment, and various other settings. It even allows for reasonable accommodations such as special study area and assistance as necessary for each student. [1]
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document under United States law that is developed for each public school child in the U.S. who needs special education. [1] IEPs must be reviewed every year to keep track of the child's educational progress. [ 2 ]