Section 504
Arlington ISD has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to disabled students under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal civil rights law that focuses on the non-discrimination of students with disabilities. The law states, “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States…shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…”
Under §504, students with disabilities may receive accommodations and services to ensure that their individual educational needs are met as adequately of those of non-disabled.
For purposes of §504, a person with a disability is one who
- Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;
- Has a record of such an impairment; or
- Is regarded as having such an impairment.
Child Find
§504 Child Find Notice
Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the District has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public education to disabled students. For additional information about the rights of parents of eligible children, or for answers to any questions you might have about identification, evaluation and placement into Section 504 programs, please contact the District’s Section 504 Coordinator, Eboni Nix, at (682) 867-7465 or by mail at 690 E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011.
Aviso Sobre La Identificación de Estudiantes Incapacitados - bajo la Seccion 504
Bajo la Seccion 504 del Decreto de Rehabilitación de 1973, el Distrito Escolar esta obligado a identificar, referir, evaluar, y proporcionar servicios educativos apropriados y gratuitos a estudiantes incapacitados que califican para recibir servicios bajo esta ley. Si usted desea mas información sobre los derechos de padres de niños incapacitados, o si tiene preguntas sobre la identificación, evaluación, y colocación de niños en el programa de Seccion 504, favor de ponerse in contacto con el Coordinador de 504 del Distrito al numero 682-867-7465 o por correo a la siguiente dirección: 690E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011.