Avoid the legal costs to your district — and the educational costs to your students — of poor placement decisions with Section 504: From Referral to Placement^®. This complete Compliance Manual gives you straightforward guidance on identifying and serving students with disabilities who are eligible under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Manual:

• Guides you through the referral, evaluation and placement process, emphasizing how to distinguish Section 504-eligible students from IDEA-eligible students
• Explains the interplay among Section 504, IDEA 2004 and the ADA
• Helps you avoid misidentifying students who are not eligible for Section 504 services and protections, particularly when they’re more appropriately covered under IDEA

The loose-leaf Compliance Manual is conveniently divided into five parts, including plain-English answers to FAQs plus model forms and notices you can adapt to use in your district right now! Get answers to tough questions such as:

• Are students with ADHD automatically covered under Section 504?
• Is substance abuse a mental or physical disability covered under Section 504?
• If a student has a disability recognized by IDEA but doesn’t qualify for special education services under IDEA, is he or she automatically eligible for services under Section 504?
• Is a physician’s diagnosis of a disability enough to qualify a student for services under Section 504?
• Are Section 504-eligible students who are facing school discipline entitled to all the same protections as IDEA-eligible students?