Educating Students with Medical Needs: 10 Essential Accommodation Considerations for Section 504 Teams

Section 504 cases are on the rise, and courts are increasingly examining whether schools are fully accommodating students with disabilities.  Are your school’s 504 plans legally defensible?  In this session, attorney Erin D. Gilsbach outlines 10 categories of disability-related accommodation that 504 teams need to consider.  Through an analysis of caselaw and practical experience, she identifies key accommodation areas that often go overlooked by 504 teams and points out common accommodations that may result in liability.   In this session, Atty. Gilsbach explores the full scope of Section 504 accommodations and identifies a logical, methodical process of considerations that 504 teams can follow to ensure that students’ needs are met comprehensively and appropriately.  This session addresses such issues as administration of medication, accommodations during extracurricular activities, training of staff, and more.  This session is packed full of practical tips and tools that schools can use to bolster the legal defensibility of their Section 504 plans.