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  • 1.  Confused

    Posted 11-16-2022 10:07
    I am to take my exam Saturday. These law questions confuse me every time. I chose IDEA for this particular answer, as I see most people did. Does anyone have a way of explaining this that will help me not miss a question like this? 

    Correct answer = B The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504)

    Rationale: All students with disabilities are guaranteed certain rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973. This law is a civil rights law that disallows disability-based discrimination in public schools. Students with disabilities affecting learning are guaranteed the right to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment as well as related services under IDEA/IDEIA. The ADA guarantees the rights of all individuals with disabilities and particularly the right to physical access to public buildings. FERPA protects the privacy of educational records.



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    Molly Moore R.N., BSN, BSN, RN
    Ripley, MS United States
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  • 2.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-16-2022 14:15
    This is what I believe to be true:

    All students with disabilities are covered under Section 504

    Students who are in need of an IEP are covered under IDEA

    Under Section 504 - there may be a student with diabetes or hemophilia (these are examples of disabilities) but they are not in need of an IEP, so their needs are captured under a 504.

    There is a nice chart located in the library tab of this page. IDEA is located in the center of the bullseye, Section 504 is in the middle and ADA is the outermost circle of the bullseye. I made a copy and wrote all over mine to help me sort out one layer from the other. 

    Hope this helps.....


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    Krystyna Rickauer
    BSN, RN, NCSN
    Marquette-Alger RESA
    Marquette, MI United States
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  • 3.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-16-2022 14:27
    This is so incredible helpful! Thank you so much!!

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    Molly Moore R.N., BSN
    Ripley, MS United States
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  • 4.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-16-2022 14:40
    Krystyna has it exactly right. That is the best way to think of it. I could not explain it better.

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    Pat Krin



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  • 5.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-16-2022 16:17
    Thank you so much!!

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    Molly Moore R.N., BSN
    Ripley, MS United States
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  • 6.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-17-2022 10:48
    Think of it this way. Approximately 25%-30% of all children have a chronic condition but only 13% need special education and required services (there are 13 categories). This 13% fall under IDEA.
    and get an IEP.

    What about the rest (allergies, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc)? Their accommodation needs are all covered under the rehab act. They do NOT need an IEP but you MAY want to have a team develop an "accommodation plan" or a "504 plan."

    The reason schools like to put everything under IDEA is because there is federal money there and there is no money to the schools under the Rehab Act.

    Think of ADA as ACCESS (curb cuts, ramps, elevators)
    Think of FERPA as privacy in record keeping.

    Janice


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    Janice Selekman DNSc, RN, NCSN, FNASN
    Professor Emeritus
    University of Delaware
    302-622-8884 (home)



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  • 7.  RE: Confused

    Posted 11-17-2022 13:08
    Again, this is absolutely correct, and remember if you think something different because your school does something different that doesn’t make it correct.

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    Pat Krin


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