You can see how it’s a very slight difference - a technicality, really. This means that colleges don’t have to offer the same accommodations to students as what they’ve gotten in high school.Ĭolleges are bound, however, by federal civil rights laws, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)( 2), which means they’re required to offer accommodations to a student who provides evidence that he requires a specific accommodation in order for him to have equal access to education and to avoid discrimination. The reason it’s common to get conflicting information out there in the wild is because colleges don’t fall under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (referred to as IDEA) 1.
But in today’s post, I want to talk about services available to your child once he graduates high school and moves on to college.
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I’ve written more about our experience with the 504 Plan for our youngest son in this post, which answers a few frequently asked questions, and tells you how to get the ball rolling on implementing a 504 Plan for your child, and this one - my first article on the subject, which was featured internationally on Huffington Post back in 2016, and then this one, which I wrote in response to the ruffled feathers I caused in that Huff Post article. You could put a 504 into place to allow her to rest in the nurse’s office, and then have the 504 terminated when she’s able to fully function again. Or let’s say your child is recovering from a severe illness and she’s easily fatigued.
For example, if your child has ADHD, he might have a 504 Plan that allows him to have extra time on assignments, or to be allowed to sit in a quiet area, free from distractions, when needed.
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