504 Services
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is the portion of
the Act, originally authorized under Public Law 93-112, that states
"no otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United
States shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded
from the participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected
to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance."
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a civil rights law prohibiting
discrimination on the basis of a disability. This includes all programs
and activities of a school district receiving federal financial funds
regardless of whether the specific program or activity involved is
a direct recipient of federal funds. Local Education Agencies (LEA),
like Chesterfield County Public Schools, as recipients of federal
assistance, are prohibited from excluding students solely on the basis
of a disability.