While both the IDEA and Section 504 provide protection and benefits to students with disabilities, confusion remains over how the two relate to one another. Which program applies to which situation? Who's covered under what?

Special education experts Dave Richards, Esq., and Jose Martín, Esq., answer these and other nagging questions so you can effectively use both programs in your district. You learn the importance of making IDEA and Section 504 work together, and how an effective Section 504 program can help you better serve your special education students.

During this 90-minute taped audio conference, you and your entire staff will get the answers to:

• When a student's classroom performance is seriously impacted by disability, which program should you go to for help?
• If IDEA students also have Section 504 protections, why can't the school choose to serve the student under Section 504 (and avoid the special education procedures)?
• If a child doesn't qualify for IDEA, is he automatically a Section 504 student?
• Why can't we just serve all children with disabilities under IDEA? Why do we need another program?
• What is the usefulness of Section 504 in an era when many interventions are already available for struggling regular education students?
• And more