Federally Funded Program Access
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Also known as: § 504 · 504 · Rehabilitation Act § 504
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A statutory prohibition barring any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from excluding, denying benefits to, or discriminating against any otherwise qualified individual solely by reason of disability.
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Section 504 prohibits exclusion, denial of benefits, or discrimination against otherwise qualified individuals solely on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
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No. Section 504 applies broadly to any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, including educational institutions, housing programs, and athletic programs at schools and colleges.
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Section 504 applies specifically to entities receiving federal financial assistance, whereas the ADA extends similar protections to a broader range of public and private entities regardless of federal funding.
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Yes. University students with mental health disabilities may assert claims under Section 504 when a school that receives federal funds discriminates on the basis of the disability.
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…name, e. g. , Lochner v. New York , 198 U. S. 45, Coppage v. Kansas , 236 U. S. 1, Jay Burns Baking Co. v. Bryan , 264 U. S. 504, and Adkins v. Children's Hospital , 261 U. S. 525. The two they do cite and quote from, Meyer v. Nebraska , 262 U. S. 390, and Pierce v. Society of Sisters , 268 U. S. 510, were both…