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02 — Section 504
The Rehabilitation Act prohibits disability-based discrimination by recipients of federal funding. Where it overlaps with language access, the duty is to provide effective communication.
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Section 504 prohibits federally funded schools from discriminating against students with disabilities. In language-access terms, that means providing auxiliary aids and services — including qualified sign language interpreters and CART/captioning — for free, in a timely manner, and in a way that protects privacy.
504 plans for students who don't qualify for an IEP under IDEA still trigger a translation duty when the parent's native language isn't English. Most NJ districts treat 504 plan translation the same way they treat IEP translation, which is the right call.
Where 504 reaches further than IDEA
ASL and CART
Our ASL interpreters are RID-credentialed and EIPA-rated for K-12 educational settings. CART services available.