Disability Services
Legal Rights
Legal Rights High School vs. College
High School
- The student's rights are protected by IDEA
- Teachers and Administrators use IEPs
- Guarantees SUCCESS
- The SCHOOL is responsible for identifying students and initiating services
- Parents are HIGHLY involved
- The SCHOOL organizes and provides updated testing
- Decisions about the student's education are made by the IEP team
College
- The student's rights are protected by SECTION 504 and the ADA
- IEPs are NOT used
- Provides ACCESS
- The STUDENT is responsible for identifying themselves and contacting the DRC to set up services
- Parents ONLY have access to what the student allows
- The STUDENT is responsible for organizing and obtaining updated testing
- Decisions about the student's education are made by the STUDENT
