Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Other OCR Resources

Dear Colleague Letter: Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities (Dec. 28, 2016), www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201612-504-restraint-seclusion-ps.pdf.  

Frequently Asked Questions about the Rights of Students with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Dec. 28, 2016), www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-faq-201612-504-charter-school.pdf.  

Dear Colleague Letter on Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education (Dec. 12, 2016), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201612-racedisc-special-education.pdf.  

Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Students with ADHD (July 26, 2016), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201607-504-adhd.pdf.  

Dear Colleague Letter: Responding to Bullying of Students with Disabilities (Oct. 21, 2014), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-bullying-201410.pdf.  

Dear Colleague Letter: Charter Schools, (May 14, 2014) www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201405-charter.pdf.  

Dear Colleague Letter: Equal Access to Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities (Jan. 25, 2013), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201301-504.html.  

Dear Colleague Letter: ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Jan. 19, 2012), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201109.html.  

Questions and Answers on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Jan. 19, 2012), www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/dcl-504faq-201109.html.  

Dear Colleague Letter: Electronic Book Readers and Other Emerging Technologies (May 26, 2011), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201105-pse.html.  

Frequently Asked Questions About the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter (May 26, 2011) www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.html.  

Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities: Requirements Under Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Aug. 2010), www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/edlite-FAPE504.html.

Student Placement in Elementary and Secondary Schools and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/placpub.html.

Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators (rev. Mar. 2011), www.ed.gov/ocr/transitionguide.html.  

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs, Policy Interpretations, 43 Fed. Reg. 18630 (May 1, 1978), www.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/frn-1978-08-14.html.  

Protecting Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities (last modified Oct. 2015), www.ed.gov/ocr/504faq.html.  

(with OSERS) Dear Colleague Letter about the Rights of Students with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools (Dec. 28, 2016), www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201612-504-charter-school.pdf.  

(with DOJ) Dear Colleague Letter: English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents (Jan. 7, 2015), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf.  

(with DOJ and OSERS) Dear Colleague Letter and Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Nov. 2014), www.ed.gov/ocr/docs/dcl-faqs-effective-communication-201411.pdf.  

(with DOJ) Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline (Jan. 8, 2014), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.html.