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Understanding Section 504 for Diabetes Management in Schools

Learn about Section 504 rights for students with diabetes, including eligibility criteria, major life activities, appropriate accommodations, and the importance of a 504 plan team assessment.

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Understanding Section 504 for Diabetes Management in Schools

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  1. Section 504 Diabetes Presented by: Nina Fekaris, BSN, MS, RN, NCSN

  2. Oregon Department of Education http://www.ode.state.or.us

  3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Federal civil rights statute • Protects all individuals with disabilities in public schools • All public school districts receive federal funding • Including public charter schools • In 2008, Congress passed the ADA Amendment Act

  4. Section 504 Coordinator Find out who is your coordinator in your district!

  5. Who is protected? • Student has a mental or physical impairment • Student has a history of such impairment • Student is regarded as having such impairment

  6. Major Life Activity • Motor activities – walking, lifting, standing . . . • Sensory functions – seeing, hearing . . . • Communication – speaking . . . • Bodily functions – sleeping, breathing, digestion, bowel/bladder, neurological, endocrine . . . • Other functions – learning, working, thinking, concentrating . . .

  7. diabetes “A student may be substantially limited in the bodily functioning of the endocrine system if, due to diabetes, the student must be given a highly regimented diet, frequent blood sugar checks, and close monitoring for high and low blood sugar for the endocrine system to function properly.”

  8. Appropriate Accommodations Appropriate • providing services that are designed to meet individual needs as adequately as the needs of non-disabled students Does Not Mean • providing ANY service that would be merely beneficial for a student even if requested by a physician

  9. What is a 504 Plan? • Must include notice of rights under Section 504 • Must be developed by a team • Must be based on an assessment

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