THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. A BRIEF SURVEY INSTRUMENT, SENT TO ALL STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS, WAS USED TO DETERMINE STATE PRACTICES ADDRESSING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER SECTION 504. ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. EXISTING STATE POLICIES/GUIDELINES WERE ALSO EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF SEVEN COMPONENTS OUTLINED IN SUBPART D OF SECTION 504. BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED, AS WELL AS THE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, SUGGESTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR DEVELOPING SECTION 504 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Bendle (MI) School District. OCR Rulings, 18 IDELR 422 (1991).
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Cleveland (OH) Public School District. OCR Rulings, EHLR, 353:307 (1989).
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Cobb County (GA) School District. OCR Rulings, 19 IDELR 29 (1992).
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Corpus Christi (TX) Independent School District. OCR Rulings, 16 EHLR 121 (1990).
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Council for Administrators in Special Education. Student Access: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.Reston, VA: Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc.
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Denver (CO) Public School District. OCR Rulings, 19 IDELR 48 (1992).
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East Windsor (CT) Board of Education. OCR Rulings, 18 IDELR 631 (1992).
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Engh, A. P. (1988). The Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Focusing the definition of a handicapped individual. William and Mary Law Review, 30, 149–179.
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Fairfield-Suisun (CA) Unified School District. OCR Rulings, EHLR, 353:205 (1989).
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Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 60 U. S. L. W. 4167 (1992).
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Garden City (NY) Union Free School District. OCR Rulings, EHLR, 353:327(1989).
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Henderson County (NC) School District. OCR Rulings, 19 IDELR 179 (1992).
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990, P. L. 101–476, 20 U. S. C. §1400 et seq.
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Iowa Department of Education. (1991). Attention Deficit Disorders Study Group (final report). Des Moines: Bureau of Special Education, Iowa Department of Education.
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Kensal (ND) Public Schools. OCR Rulings, 17 EHLR 591 (1991).
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Komer. OCR Rulings, 18 IDELR 230 (1991).
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Lee County (AL) School District. OCR Rulings, 16 EHLR 46 (1989).
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Linden (CA) Unified School District. OCR Rulings, EHLR352: 617 (1988).
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Marietta (OH) City School District. OCR Rulings, 19 IDELR 182 (1992).
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McCarthy, M. M. (1988). The public school's responsibility to serve severely handicapped children. Education Law Reporter, 49, 453–467.
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Mattison, D. A., & Hakola, S. R. (1992). The availability of damages and equitable remedies under the IDEA, Section 504, and 42 U. S. C. Section 1983. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications.
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Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools. OCR Rulings, 19 IDELR 43 (1992).
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education. (1979). Answering your questions about P. L. 94–142 and Section 504.Washington, DC: Author.
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education. (1991). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Old problems and emerging issues for public schools. Liaison Bulletin, 17(8), 1–11.
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New Hampshire Department of Education. OCR Rulings, 18 IDELR 420 (1991).
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New Mexico Association for Retarded Citizens v. State of New Mexico, 78 F.2d 847 (10th Cir. 1982).
