Section 504
Mission
Our mission is to provide protections for students with disabilities by identifying, evaluating, and providing necessary accommodations for eligible students under Section 504 to access a free and appropriate public education.
- Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities.
- Has a record of such an impairment, or
- Is regarded as having such an impairment.
Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Southwest Independent School District has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and, if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public education to disabled students. For additional information about the rights of parents of eligible children, or for answers to any questions you might have about identification, evaluation, and placement into Section 504 programs, please contact the District’s Special Programs Coordinator, Dawne Benavides at 210.622.4355 or [email protected].
De conformidad con la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, el Distrito tiene el deber de identificar, referir, evaluar y si es elegible, proporcionar una educación pública gratuita y apropiada a los estudiantes con discapacidad. Para obtener información adicional acerca de los derechos de los padres de los niños elegibles, o para obtener respuestas a cualquier pregunta que pueda tener acerca de la identificación, evaluación y colocación en los programas de la Sección 504, por favor póngase en contacto con el Coordinador de la Sección 504 del Distrito, Dawne Benavides al 210.622.4355 o [email protected].
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