DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SECTION 504, IDEA, AND ADAAA

PURPOSE
FUNDING SOURCES
SECTION 504 IDEA ADAAA
SECTION 504
U.S. Department of Education
IDEA
U.S. Department of Education
ADAAA
Disability Accommodations for Nondiscriminatory Businesses and institutions affected by
accommodations disabilities that civil rights the law
for all ages, adversely impact protections for
including adults educational performance disabled individuals
and those not and require special in public and private
covered by IDEA education spaces

WHO IS PROTECTED DOCUMENTATION OF SERVICES

SECTION 504 SECTION 504

Disabled individuals in programs and activities Accommodation Plan (known as a 504 Plan)
that receive federal funding from the Department IDEA
of Education
IDEA

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that contains

Students ages 3-22 who’s disability is classified details about specifically designed instruction,
under the 13 specific types described in the law accommodations, adaptations, and modifications
(if necessary)
ADAAA
ADAAA

Any individual who has a mental or physical

impairment that substantially limits 1 or more May require medical records or documentation
major life activities, has a record of such proving disability meets qualifications of ADA;
impairment, and is regarded as having that accommodations should be recorded in writing
impairment for records purposes

1973 1975 1990 2008

SECTION 504 IDEA ADA ADAA