Public schools must abide by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the ADA (What was Title II? Do you remember?)

Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability

Must promote equal access to and participation in programs and services

Students with disabilities receive benefits and services comparable to those given to their nondisabled peers

Schools cannot discriminate by denying a student the opportunity to participate from a benefit or service

Must provide the opportunity to participate from a benefit or service that is equal to those provided to others

Must provide a benefit or service that is as effective as services given to others

Must not provide a lower quality benefit than those provided for others

Children with disabilities must be educated with their nondisabled peers “to the maximum extent appropriate”

“Removal…from the regular educational environment” occurs “only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.”

Modifying rules, policies, or practices Providing aids, services, or assistive

technology For some students, the method of

teaching some or all of the curriculum may need to be modified

Pull out programs, resource rooms, provide services in the regular education classes, diluted curriculum in programs