IDEA, ADA and 504

A: Designed to prohibit discrimination solely on the basis of disability in employment, public services, and accommodations.
B: Civil Rights law to prohibit discrimination.
C: Not federally funded.
D: Both have administrative requirements for implementation.
E: All laws are designed to assist both students and adults with disabilities.
F: Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities, public and private, that receive federal financial assistance.
G: Prodives a free and public education.
H: Requires prior notice to parents
I: An education act to provide federal financial assistance to State and local education agencies to guarantee special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.


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January 18, 2014