How is discrimination defined for students with disabilities?
No qualified person with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives Federal financial assistance [34 CFR 104.4(a)]. Discrimination under Section 504 [34 CFR 104.4(b)] is essentially the same as under the FEEA and occurs when an institution engages in any of the following practices: Denying a qualified person with a disability the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aids, benefits, or services that are afforded students without disabilities Providing the qualified person with a disability an opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aids, benefits, or services that are not equal to that afforded others Providing aids, benefits, or services to a qualified person with disabilities that are not as effective as those provided to persons without disabilities (To be equally effective, an aid, benefit, or service need
