Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 IDEA is about success ADA is about access Required Documentation HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 High School IEP/504 plans are not sufficient Plan documentation. Students must submit current evaluation (within last 5 years) written by a qualified professional School provides the evaluation at no cost to the Any cost associated with testing and/or documenting student a disability is at the cost of the student Documentation focuses on determining Documentation should identify the disability, provide whether the student is eligible for services information on specific functional limitations and based on specific disability categories in IDEA recommend specific accommodations Self-Advocacy HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE The school identifies students with disabilities The school protects a student’s to privacy and confidentiality. The student must self-disclose to the Disability Resource Office The school initiates an IEP meeting to Students must initiate contact with the Disability determine services and automatically Resource office and request appropriate and incorporates accommodations into the reasonable accommodations each time they are need students’ schedule (semester-by-semester) The students IEP is communicated to teachers Students are responsible for sharing their automatically accommodation plan with professors and their needs Teachers approach you if they believe you Professors are usually open and helpful, but in most need assistance cases expect the student to initiate contact when assistance in needed Parental Role HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Parents are notified and give permission for Parents do not have access to information regarding decisions regarding accommodations the students’ academic record or accommodations unless written consent is given Parents advocate for the student Students are their own self-advocates Academic Instruction HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Teachers modify the curriculum and alter the Professors are not required to modify curriculum pace of course work design or alter assignment deadlines. The college will provide reasonable accommodations which do not alter the essential course requirements or objectives
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 IDEA is about success ADA is about access Required Documentation HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan High School IEP/504 plans are not sufficient documentation. Students must submit current evaluation (within last 5 years) written by a qualified professional School provides the evaluation at no cost to the student Any cost associated with testing and/or documenting a disability is at the cost of the student Documentation focuses on determining whether the student is eligible for services based on specific disability categories in IDEA Documentation should identify the disability, provide information on specific functional limitations and recommend specific accommodations Self-Advocacy HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE The school identifies students with disabilities The school protects a student’s to privacy and confidentiality. The student must self-disclose to the Disability Resource Office The school initiates an IEP meeting to determine services and automatically incorporates accommodations into the students’ schedule Students must initiate contact with the Disability Resource office and request appropriate and reasonable accommodations each time they are need (semester-by-semester) The students IEP is communicated to teachers automatically Students are responsible for sharing their accommodation plan with professors and their needs Teachers approach you if they believe you need assistance Professors are usually open and helpful, but in most cases expect the student to initiate contact when assistance in needed Parental Role HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Parents are notified and give permission for decisions regarding accommodations Parents do not have access to information regarding the students’ academic record or accommodations unless written consent is given Parents advocate for the student Students are their own self-advocates Academic Instruction HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Teachers modify the curriculum and alter the pace of course work Professors are not required to modify curriculum design or alter assignment deadlines. The college will provide reasonable accommodations which do not alter the essential course requirements or objectives
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