NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Source
NASSP Bulletin1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Byrnes, MaryAnn – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
An accommodation is an adjustment to an activity or setting that equalizes a learning situation for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are required under the anti-discriminatory 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. An accommodation should not alter an assignment's essential purpose. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities