SED SE 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, Deafblindness
16 Oct 2016
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The us government and education the constitution does not include any provisions related to education the us government has played a role in education. 504 can be temporary (accident, concussion, etc and needs a temporary note-taker, extra time, etc) Section 504 is a civil right mandate that prohibits discrimination. Who is protected by section 504? the responsibility not to discriminate applies to all school personnel. Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. Definition of disability focuses on a functional impairment. Same definition of disability in the ada. Which is what is characterized by the idea the 504 plan largely focuses on accommodations. Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more body systems.
