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#Which Laws Do What? IDEA, Section 504, Americans With Disabilities Act Share & SaveAt a Glance: Which Laws Do What Three federal laws protect the rights of individuals with disabilities, which can include people with learning and attention issues. Here’s what these laws do. IDEA refers to the Individuals with Disabilites Education Act It is a federal law that requires schools to provide special education and related services to kids with disabilities who require them ADA refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act It is a civil rights law that protects qualified individuals with disabilities Section 504 refers to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability IDEA provides: Legal rights for people with disabilities, which may include accommodations Special education and related services (such as speech therapy or counseling) that meet the individual needs of students An Individualized Education Program (IEP) for eligible students A requirement that public schools identify and evaluate, at no cost to parents, kids suspected of having a learning disability Education funding for schools A requirement that schools give prior written notice before making changes to students’ services A “stay put” provision, which keeps students’ services in place while parents and schools resolve IEP disagreements A free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) (usually a general education classroom) for kids with disabilities Procedural safeguards to protect the student’s rights, spelling out what the schools can and can’t do when evaluating and providing special education and related services Due process for resolving disagreements between parents and schools ADA provides: Legal rights for people with disabilities, which may include accommodations Freedom from discrimination in the workplace (with the exception of workplaces with fewer than 15 employees) Freedom from discrimination at private schools (including colleges and universities) that recieve federal funding 504 provides: Legal rights for people with disabilities, which may include accommodations A free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) (usually a general education classroom) for kids with disabilities Procedural safeguards to protect the student’s rights, spelling out what the schools can and can’t do when evaluating and providing special education and related services Freedom from discrimination at private schools (including colleges and universities) that recieve federal funding A 504 plan for eligible students %img src="/ /media/images/categorized/graphics/ataglancewhichlawsdowhat.png" /%
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