What is the difference in Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990?
Section 504 states “No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program receiving federal financial assistance. The Americans With Disabilities Act states that the nation’s proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency” for persons with disabilities.
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