Why is There A Need For IDEA & Section 504 Statues Addressing Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities?
IDEA is the funding statute that helps provide resources for the education of the more seriously disabled students. It focuses its resources fairly specifically to a subset of disabled persons. Section 504, however, is a broader, unfunded, nondiscrimination civil rights law emphasizing equal opportunity in any program receiving federal funding. While IDEA students enjoy the extensive IDEA protections and services, they also are entitled to the non-discrimination protection extended by Section 504.
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