| Introduction |
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| Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states
that "no otherwise qualified person with |
| a disability in the United States shall, solely
by reason of disability, be denied the benefits |
| of, be excluded from participation in, or be subjected
to discrimination under any program |
| or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Section 504, along with the Americans |
| with Disabilities Act of 1990, provide for reasonable
accommodations and services to |
| qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodations
and services for students with |
| disabilities are provided to ensure equal access
to educational opportunities, programs |
| and activities in the most integrated setting possible.
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| Reasonable accommodation in higher education, provided
by faculty and staff, refers to an |
| otherwise qualified disabled student's
ability to fulfill course requirements in the |
| classroom when faculty and staff provide equal
access to learning. Faculty and staff |
| accomplish this in the following ways: |
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 providing
alternative ways to fulfill course requirements, |
| using
innovative teaching techniques, |
| using technology, |
| tailoring course requirements to individual needs, |
| and adapting tests to assure measurement of a disabled student's knowledge, not the |
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