Section 504 Coordinator
Shannon Dandridge
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
36 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720
Email: [email protected] or Phone: 978.264.4700
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
"No
otherwise qualified individual with handicaps in the United States
shall, solely by reason of her or his handicap, as defined in section
706(8) of this title, be excluded from the participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance or under any program or
activity conducted by any Executive agency or by the United States
Postal Service." (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794)
Entitlement Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
A
student with a disability may be entitled to services even if he/she
has been deemed ineligible for special education under the criteria
described above. For example, a student may have a physical impairment,
such as cerebral palsy, but be progressing effectively in regular
education. In this instance, the student would not be considered
eligible for special education because he/she meets only one of the
criteria necessary for enrollment in special education. However, the
student may be entitled to services under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and its implementing regulations 34 CFR
104.1 et sq.
Independent of Chapter 766, Section 504 of the
federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies to students who have a
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life
activity such as caring for oneself or performing manual tasks, walking,
seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, or working. A student
who has a record of such an impairment or who is regarded as having such
an impairment is also "an individual with disabilities."
For information on the District's Section 504 impartial hearing procedure
To learn about how to file a Section 504 grievance and the necessary form