�504 Resources

From this page, you can download great presentation materials and papers on Section 504.

You will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these resources.

In addition to the resources in this section, check out the resources available on the IDEA Resources, Update, and Other Resources pages.

Participants at every CESD Conference in Austin take home a fabulous notebook packed with presentation materials like these. Our attendees use these resources throughout the year. Join us for an upcoming event and get your hands on one of those great notebooks.

Section 504 Overview
Section 504 Overview

A fifteen page introduction to the duty to provide a free appropriate public education under Section 504, the duty to not discriminate, and a look at border issues where the IDEA and 504 intersect. Includes citations to the 504 regulations, and OCR decisions. Updated versions are provided at each CESD 504 Conference.

Substantial Limitation
What is a Substantial Limitation?

A focused look at the most important language in the 504 definition of �disabled� includes analysis of federal courts of appeals decisions on substantial limitation, as well as citations to the 504 regulations and OCR decisions.

Legal Update
Legal Update

A brief review of selected OCR decisions on Section 504 released in the last few years.

Create Program
Creating a Section 504 Program

A six-page guide on how to create a 504 program in your district, from the forms you need to training employees to building bridges to other programs.

Select Regs
Selected Section 504 Regulations

This quick download includes the basic 504 regulations affecting the public schools. 

Full Regs
Complete Section 504 Regulations and Appendix

This monster download (be patient, it�s big) includes the 504  regulations and the Appendix with the Department of Education commentary on the regulations.

Who is 504
Who is the Section 504 Student, and how does 504 fit?

 A one-page color graphic showing the 504 child in reference to the student population and special education students.

Three Prongs
Eligibility and Services under 504

What a student receives under 504 is partially determined by how he qualifies. This one-page color graphic shows what children qualifying under each of the three 504 eligibility prongs and the special education child will receive under 504.

Chart
Section 504 Decisionmaking Chart

This handy three page chart walks you through the decisions that must be made by a 504 Committee and alerts you to the documents required at each step.

Notice
504 Notice of Parent Rights (in English and Spanish)

Districts need to provide parents with Notice of their Rights under Section 504. These handy forms are fairly easy to read and come in English and Spanish.

OCR.pdf
Understanding & Working with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

This thirteen-page paper by Attorneys David Richards and Jose Mart�n discusses the duties of OCR to enforce Section 504, the process OCR employs, some tips on understanding OCR decisions and ten decisions that will help you deal with common Section 504 questions.

Intersection
The Intersection of 504, Special Education & Dyslexia.

A lengthy treatment of the Texas Dyslexia law and its relationship with the two federal disability laws in the provision of services to students with dyslexia.