"What every school nurse needs to know about Section 504 eligibility."
NASN Sch Nurse. 2012 Mar;27(2):88-93.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567783The Americans With Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008 (ADAA), effective January 1, 2009, expanded the definition ofdisability. These changes in turn impact which students qualify for Section 504 plans in the school setting and will no doubt strain school resources as implementation of the law progresses.
"History and expansion of section 504 student eligibility: implications for school nurses."
J Sch Nurs. 2009 Aug;25(4):256-60. Epub 2009 Jun 4.
Zirkel PA.
The explanation shows the evolving application of Section 504 to students in terms of three phases: awareness, constriction, and expansion. The latest phase, expansion, started with the January 1, 2009, effective date of the ADA Amendments (ADAA), which dramatically reversed the previous phase of judicial constriction of the eligibility criteria. The changes affect two of the three criteria in the definition of disability under Section 504 and the ADA: (a) an expanded list of illustrations of "major life activities" and (b) much less restrictive standards for interpreting "substantially limits."
"Use of 504 plans for children and youth with disabilities: nursing application."
Pediatr Nurs. 2001 Jul-Aug;27(4):347-52.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12025272This article provides information about the history of 504 plans; requirements for primary, secondary, and post-secondary settings; and how nurses can be involved. Nurses can have an important role in schools and clinical settings in developing 504 plans.
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