What is a FAPE Under Section 504, As Opposed to FAPE Under IDEA?
Under Section 504, a FAPE is the provision of services, such as accommodations, designed to meet the educational needs of the disabled student as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met. In essence, FAPE under Section 504 consists of equal educational opportunity. Under IDEA, a FAPE is the provision of an IEP reasonably calculated to confer meaningful educational benefit to the student – a higher standard than under Section 504.
