Section 504/Americans with Disabilities Act

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance from the United States Department of Education (USDE). 

Section 504 covers qualified students with disabilities who attend public schools. To be protected under Section 504, a student must be determined to: (1) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or (2) have a record of such an impairment; or (3) be regarded as having such an impairment. Section 504 requires that school districts provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to qualified students in their jurisdictions who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Policy

USDE Title 34 C.F. R. Part 104

Documents

• Section 504 Brochure (PDF)
• USDE Parent/Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Section 504 Guidance for West Virginia Public Schools, Districts and Parents
• Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Students with ADHD
• OCR Section 504 Discipline Fact Sheet (2022)
• OCR Section 504 Discipline Guidance (2022)

Forms

• Section 504 DARF and MDR (2024)
• Section 504 Eligibility Determination Committee (2022)
• Section 504 Meeting Notice (2022)
• Section 504 Notice and Consent to Evaluation November (2022)
• Section 504 Parental Rights (2022)
• Section 504 Plan Initial Consent (2022)
• Section 504 Plan Related Services Amendment (2022)
• Section 504 Plan (2022)
• Section 504 Service Animal Appendix (2022)
• Section 504 Testing Accommodations School Year (2025)