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Understandin
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504/IDEA

Common

Section 504

Section 504, a civil rights law,

prohibits discrimination on the
basis of disabling conditions by
programs and activities
receiving or benefiting from
federal financial assistance. This
statute does not require the
federal government to provide
additional funding for students
identified with special needs.

Eligibility, Evaluation,

Identification

Covers individuals who are

physical/mentally impaired that
substantially limits a major life activity.
Does not require that a child needs
special education to qualify. Note:
Students who are ineligible for services
or are no longer entitled to services
under IDEA may be entitled to
accommodations under Section 504.
Evaluation draws on information from a
variety of sources and is documented.
Decisions about the child, evaluation
data, and placement options are made
by knowledgeable individuals. Such
decisions do not require written
consent of the parents, only that the
parents are notified.
Requires "periodic" reevaluation.
Requires reevaluation before a
significant change in placement.

Myths:
Just because my
child has an IEP or
504 Plan means
they will be
placed in special
education

If a child has an IEP or 504

plan, they will be placed in
the least restricted
environment,that may be
regualr education

An IEP will provide

services to a child
after high school

IDEA

Eligibility, Evaluation,
Identification

Requires that a child's disability

adversely affects their educational
performance.

Covers all school-aged children who

fall within one or more specific
categories of qualifying conditions.
(autism, specific learning disabilities,
speech or language impairments,
emotional disturbance, traumatic
brain injury, visual impairment,
hearing impairment, and other health
impairments.)

Requires that the child be

comprehensively evaluated by a
multidisciplinary team.

Requires informed and written

parental consent.

Provided special education services

which includes a written IEP.

Requires a reevaluation of the child at

least once every three years, or if
conditions warrant a reevaluation, or if
the child's parent or teacher requests
a reevaluation

IEPs only last during until

high school

Section 504 only

covers a child only
in a school
setting.
504 continue into the
work force.

This federal law governs all

special education services and
provides some funding to state
and local education agencies to
guarantee special education and
related services for those
students who meet the criteria for
eligibility in a number of distinct
categories of disability, each of
which has its own criteria.