BRIEF LEGAL BASICS for COLLEGE STUDENTS
In high school, the laws that provided disability-related services were under the Federal
“Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997”(IDEA). The relevant laws that apply in college and in employment settings are different. These are briefly summarized below. For detailed information, see the Special Education web site: www.deanza.edu/depts/specialed under Web Resources.
Section 504, Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
“No otherwise qualified handicapped individual
in the United States shall, solely for reason of
his/her handicap, 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” This requires
that campuses make their programs and services accessible
to persons with disabilities and prohibits practices
which result in excluding students with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (ADA)
Extends universal civil rights protection to individuals
with disabilities, covering public and private sector
employment, public accommodations, transportation,
and telecommunications.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act
Requires that electronic and information technology
of the college is accessible to people with disabilities,
including employees and members of the public.
Title V Regulations of
the Educational Code of the State of California,
Sections 56000-56076
Guides the provision of services and instruction
for students with disabilities in community colleges.
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