{"id":7667,"date":"2015-03-02T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T16:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/?page_id=7667"},"modified":"2015-03-02T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T16:33:15","slug":"college-vs-high-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/disability-services\/college-vs-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"College vs. High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h7>Disability Accommodation vs. Special Education Entitlement <\/h7>\n<p>What are a college&#8217;s responsibilities to students with disabilities, and how   do those responsibilities differ from a school&#8217;s responsibilities under special   education law (IDEA)? <\/p>\n<p>Students who have been served under the Individuals with Disabilities   Education Act (IDEA) while in elementary or secondary school often have some   misconceptions about a college&#8217;s responsibilities to persons with disabilities   and the range of services a post-secondary institution is required to provide.   Although colleges do have a legal responsibility (under section 504 of the   Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act) to make   their programs and service accessible to persons with disabilities, the broad   mandated responsibilities that elementary and secondary schools incur under the   IDEA do not apply to colleges. <\/p>\n<p>The IDEA is an &#8220;entitlement&#8221; law intended to guarantee persons with   disabilities a free and appropriate primary and secondary education that allows   for achievement. Within this educational framework, funding is mandated to   identify children with significant problems and provide them with services that   will facilitate successful learning. Aggressive measures, including the   substantial alteration of academic course requirements, are often used to assure   the success of students in special education programs. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast, section 504 and the ADA are &#8220;non-discriminatory&#8221; statutes that   are based on a civil rights model. They are not entitlement laws. They do not   guarantee successful learning or mandate the creation of special programs for   persons with disabilities. Instead, section 504 and the ADA guarantee that the   presence of a disability cannot be used as the basis for denying an otherwise   qualified student equal &#8220;access&#8221; to the same programs, services and facilities   available to others. Simply stated, the goal of section 504 and the ADA is to   remove barriers and to guarantee reasonable accommodations so that persons with   disabilities have an opportunity to participate at the level enjoyed by the   average person. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disability Accommodation vs. Special Education Entitlement What are a college&#8217;s responsibilities to students with disabilities, and how do those responsibilities differ from a school&#8217;s responsibilities under special education law (IDEA)? Students who have been served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) while in elementary or secondary school often have some misconceptions about a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":7618,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/two-col.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7667","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET","POST","PUT","PATCH","DELETE"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7667\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/randyjensenonline.com\/rlcalt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}