Resources
Contents
Know Your Rights
- Glossary of Terms
Definitions of legal terms including “fundamental alteration” and “undue burden.”
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adasoutheast.org/glossary - A Comparison of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504
Source: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
Link: dredf.org/legal-advocacy/laws/a-comparison-of-ada-idea-and-section-504 - A Layperson’s Guide to Section 504
Source: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) (1977)
Link: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary/a-laypersons-guide-to-section-504 - A Layperson’s Guide to Section 504
Source: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) (1977)
Link: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary/a-laypersons-guide-to-section-504 - Public Law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act [PDF]
Prohibits federal agencies, programs and activities that receive federal money from discriminating against individuals with disabilities.
Link: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2018-title29/pdf/USCODE-2018-title29-chap16-subchapV-sec794.pdf - Fact Sheet: Your Rights Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act [PDF]
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Link: hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdf - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: What You Need to Know
Source: Understood
Link: understood.org/en/articles/section-504-of-the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-what-you-need-to-know - Legal Information on the Section 504 Law
Source: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Link: dredf.org/legal-advocacy/laws - Resources on Section 504 and Education Rights
Source: Parent Center Hub – Center for Parent Information and Resources
Link: parentcenterhub.org/section504
History of Section 504 Law
- Short History of the 504 Sit-in
Source: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Link: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary/short-history-of-the-504-sit-in - 504 Sit-in 20th Anniversary
The 20th Anniversary of Section 504 was on June 1, 1997.
Source: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Link: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary - Video: Judy Heumann Fights for People with Disabilities
Learn about the Section 504 sit-in with this “Drunk History” video [Captioned; 7 minutes, 55 seconds].
Source: Comedy Central
Link: cc.com/video-clips/2p86bg/drunk-history-judy-heumann-fights-for-people-with-disabilities - Article: Before the A.D.A., There Was Section 504
Source: New York Times (July 7, 2022)
Link: www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/us/504-sit-in-disability-rights.html - Patient No More
Learn how the disability rights movement began in 1977 with the “Section 504 Sit-In.” This project includes a Main Exhibit located in San Francisco, California, and a Traveling Exhibit, that has appeared or will appear in cities across the U.S. Audio descriptions of both the Main and Traveling Exhibits are available at the link below. Or visit the Virtual Tour online using the link below.
Source: Longmore Institute on Disability
Link: longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/patient-no-more- Visit the Patient No More Virtual Tour to learn more about Section 504.
Link: longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/patient-no-more/virtual-tour - Video: Patient No More Introduction
[Video: 10 minutes, 48 seconds – Captioned, Audio described]
Link: youtu.be/GQBVGKa-PoA - Patient No More Audio Description Track
Link: longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/patient-no-more/audio-description-track - Learn How To Bring 504 History Into Your Classrooms
Download a curriculum guide for teachers.
Guide: longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/patient-no-more/file/504-curriculum-guide-simplified
Link: longmoreinstitute.sfsu.edu/patient-no-more/educators
- Visit the Patient No More Virtual Tour to learn more about Section 504.
Episode Specific Resources
- A Conversation with John Wodatch
- A Conversation with Tom Olin & Jim Ward
- A Conversation with Judy Heumann
- A Conversation with Andrew Imparato
- A Conversation with Lois Curtis
- A Conversation with Kathy Martinez
- A Conversation with Sanchin Pavithran
- A Conversation with Mohammed Ali Loutfy
- A Conversation with Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
- A Conversation with Emily Ladau
- A Conversation with Sandy Ho