How does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 relate to the use of assistive technology?
• Programs subject to Section 504 must ensure that students with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in all academic and extracurricular school programs. Benefits and services provided to students with disabilities must be equal to, and as effective as, the benefits and services afforded to other students. • Schools may have to make special accommodations, including the provision of assistive technology devices and/or services, to allow students with disabilities to have access to the full range of programs and activities offered by the school.
