504 plans
504 plans that every teacher follows
A 504 plan is for a student whose disability or health condition gets in the way at school but who doesn’t need specialized instruction: ADHD, anxiety, diabetes, migraines, a hearing loss. It sets out the accommodations, from extra time on tests to a place to check blood sugar.
The trouble is usually not getting a plan. It’s getting a plan that says enough, and getting every teacher to follow it. That’s where we help.
Where we come in on a 504 plan
Most 504 work is short: a meeting or two, and a plan with the details written in.
Qualifying
Showing how the condition limits learning, attention, eating, breathing or another major life activity.
The right accommodations
Specific ones, like “breaks of five minutes,” not “breaks as needed.”
When teachers don’t follow it
A written record, a meeting, and a complaint when the plan keeps being ignored.
What parents ask about 504 plans
What’s the difference between a 504 plan and an IEP?
A 504 plan changes how your child is taught and tested; an IEP also adds specialized instruction and services. A child who needs more than accommodations may need an IEP instead.
Does a 504 plan go with my child to college?
Not automatically. Colleges have their own process, but a good 504 plan and the records behind it make that process easier.
Can a private school have a 504 plan?
Some can. It depends on whether the school receives federal money. Call us and we’ll find out for your child’s school.
Let’s read the plan you have now
Send us the current plan and the emails about it. We’ll tell you what’s missing.
A first call doesn’t make us your lawyers; a signed engagement letter does.