IDEA 2004 ADA and Section 504 of the (Birth to age 21) Rehabilitation Act (Postsecondary Level) What are the Free Appropriate Access as an otherwise • • rights guaranteed Public qualified individual by law? Education Reasonable accommodations • (FAPE) Special education and • related services for those Who is covered? Students birth through age Students who are • • “otherwise classified via Child Study 21 or graduation from high qualified” Teams (CST) school, whichever comes Students currently abusing • first, who are CST classified substances are not protected under this law. How are students The Local Education Agency The student must self-identify • • identified and (LEA) is responsible for the and provide recent, determined identification, evaluation, and appropriate documentation. eligible? cost to determine eligibility. The student bears the cost of • the evaluation, if recent documentation does not already exist. How are services Students must be in need Using documentation provided • • determined? of special education and and after discussion with the related services to qualify student, reasonable for services. accommodations are determined. Using the results of • evaluation, services are Academic adjustments that • individually determined equalize opportunity for through the IEP process. participation are required. IDEA is about success, ADA/504 is about access, and • • and modifications to accommodations are made for programs and curriculum students who are “otherwise may be made to qualified”. Fundamental encourage success. modifications of programs and curriculum are not required. IDEA 2004 ADA and Section 504 of the (Birth to age 21) Rehabilitation Act (Postsecondary Level)
IDEA 2004 (Birth to age 21) ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Postsecondary Level) What are the rights guaranteed by law? • Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) • Special education and related services for those classified via Child Study Teams (CST) • Access as an otherwise qualified individual • Reasonable accommodations Who is covered? • Students birth through age 21 or graduation from high school, whichever comes first, who are CST classified • Students who are “otherwise qualified” • Students currently abusing substances are not protected under this law. How are students identified and determined eligible? • The Local Education Agency (LEA) is responsible for the identification, evaluation, and cost to determine eligibility. • The student must self-identify and provide recent, appropriate documentation. • The student bears the cost of the evaluation, if recent documentation does not already exist. How are services determined? • Students must be in need of special education and related services to qualify for services. • Using the results of evaluation, services are individually determined through the IEP process. • IDEA is about success, and modifications to programs and curriculum may be made to encourage success. • Using documentation provided and after discussion with the student, reasonable accommodations are determined. • Academic adjustments that equalize opportunity for participation are required. • ADA/504 is about access, and accommodations are made for students who are “otherwise qualified”. Fundamental modifications of programs and curriculum are not required. IDEA 2004 (Birth to age 21) ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Postsecondary Level)
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