What federal statutes require the provision of accessible instructional materials?
Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability (29 U.S.C. 794): o “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of his disability, 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” o Funding recipients must provide “auxiliary aids to qualified students who have disabilities”, and the Office of Civil Rights, United States Department of Education, has determined that Section 504 at 34 C.F.R. 35.160 (Communication): o “in this context to mean the transfer of information, including (but not limited to) the verbal presentation of a lecturer, the printed text of a book, and the resources of the Internet. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 o Requires that State Education Agencies (SEAs) and/or Local Education Agencies (LEAs) “will provide
