[Students] Section 504/ADA

[Joan Lawrence]

Section 504/ADA

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights law designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.  Section 504 guarantees certain rights to individuals with disabilities, including the right to full participation and access to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.  Specifically, 34 C.F.R.§104 states: 

"No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States... shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."   

Section 504 requires the provision of appropriate educational services; services that are designed to meet the individual needs of qualified students to the same extent that the needs of students without a disability are met.  Essentially Section 504 was designed to "level the playing field," to ensure full participation by individuals with disabilities.  

 

Student Contact Information:

Leigh Ann Powell

Coordinator Student Disability Services

Leigh_Powell at tamu-commerce.edu <mailto:Leigh_Powell at tamu-commerce.edu> 

Phone: (903)886-5853

Fax: (903)468-8148

Email: StudentDisabilityServices at tamu-commerce.edu <mailto:StudentDisabilityServices at tamu-commerce.edu> 

 

 

Faculty/Staff Contact Information:

Michele Vieira

Faculty/Staff Coordinator Disability Services

Michele_Vieira at tamu-commerce.edu <mailto:Michele_Vieira at tamu-commerce.edu> 

Phone: (903)886-5025

Fax:  (903)886-5670

 

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