Section 504 Of The Vocational Rehabilitation Act

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Section 504 of the vocational rehabilitation act. As defined in section 8801 of title 20 system of vocational education or other school system. Section 504 brought the language of the civil rights act of 1964 to the rehabilitation act of 1973. Section 504 of the 1973 rehabilitation act was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the united states.

Department of health and human services. The principal sponsor of the bill was rep. Section 504 rehabilitation act of 1973.

355 enacted september 26 1973 is a federal law codified as 29 u s c. 17 18 as a law that fell within the office of health education and welfare this was an unlikely place for a social justice provision yet inserting such a rights clause happened without fanfare. The nondiscrimination requirements of the law apply to employers and organizations that receive financial assistance from any federal department or agency including the u s.

The rehabilitation act of 1973 pub l. Olympia school district departments student support section 504 of the vocational rehabilitation act of 1973 section 504 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of documented disability history of a disability or the appearance of having a disability. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance and set the stage for enactment of the americans with disabilities act.