Identified Disability or

Condition:

Access

Accommodations

Assessment

Connecting

the Dots

Breaking it down

Identified Condition

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides civil right protections for individuals with disabilities and conditions that substantially limit one or more major life activities.

• Diagnosed or identified by professionals certified/licensed in the area of the condition

• Specific descriptors for the limitations identify the need for accommodations

ACCESS / ACCESSIBILITY

The standard for accountability:

Equitable Access to participate as compared to those

without disabilities or conditions

• Section 504 recognizes the CIVIL RIGHTS of

an individual to have accessibility to the public

environments on an equitable basis.

• Metaphorically speaking:

The Curb Cuts to the

sidewalk must be available,

clear of rubble, and

reasonably placed…

Universal Design – built intentionally for all

[architecture / environment / instruction]

Instructional

Supports

Physical AccessMedical and

Health Access

Emotional /

Behavioral

Supports

Add-ons

Adaptations

ACCOMMODATIONS

When it is not universally designed…

Accommodations must be created

Assessments

Standardized Assessments have specific

regulations about what is and is not

allowable for

accommodations.

When a student has a Section 504 Accommodations plan that identifies a routine and effective accommodation for such settings, these can be presented to the governing agency of the test for potential use… leveling the playing field.

Connecting the dots creates

the full picture…

Environmental

Access

Instructional

Accommodations

Disability or

Condition

with

Substantial

Limitations

Assessment

Considerations