Liberty Hill ISD

Section 504 provides students with mild disabilities support and accommodations during instruction to support student success by reducing the impact of the child’s disability on academic performance.

Under 504, an impairment may include any disability, long-term illness, or various disorder that substantially reduces or lessens the student’s ability to access learning because of a learning, behavior, or health-related condition.

Many students have conditions or disorders that are not easily seen by others. They may include conditions such as specific learning disabilities, diabetes, epilepsy, and allergies. Hidden disabilities such as low vision, poor hearing, heart disease, or chronic illness may not be obvious, but if they substantially limit that child’s ability to receive an appropriate education as defined by Section 504, they may be considered to have an impairment under Section 504 standards.

As a result, these students, regardless of their intelligence, will be unable to fully demonstrate their ability or attain educational benefits equal to those of non-disabled students.