There are differences between the rights and requirements of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in grades P to 12 and
the rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
in higher education. A lot of the technologies
used at the college level are the same as the technology used in the P to 12
environment but the laws affecting students and the process is different.
IDEA does not cover higher education so colleges do not have
a legal responsibility to students with disabilities or the need to involve
parents in the decision making. In
higher education, two federal laws protect students with disabilities. The first, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act and the second is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Section 504 applies only to college and
universities that receive federal funds but ADA covers all higher education
establishments.
Overall, a disability cannot exclude a student from be
accepted into a college, academic program, class, resident hall, or college activity
since the ADA law guarantees access to equal opportunity.
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