What laws cover a student with a disability at the post-secondary level?
In 1973, Congress enacted Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which guarantees the rights of all students to equal educational access and prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or psychological disabilities. It also provides that no individuals with a disability shall be denied benefits of, excluded from participation in, or subjected to discrimination in co-curricular activities because of the absence of auxiliary aids. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guaranteed equal access to employment, public services and transportation, in addition to educational access.
