A counselor cites Section 504 when a community college refuses basic access accommodations for a client with a documented disability. What is the counselor primarily applying?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Section 504 is the access lever in many education settings — it is about nondiscrimination and needed accommodations, not rewriting every course for everyone.
Full Explanation
Section 504 is a foundational disability civil-rights framework used in many education and related settings to prohibit discrimination and support needed access accommodations. Citing Section 504 in advocacy helps a community college understand obligations to a qualified student with a disability. It does not itself mandate hiring the client or indiscriminately lowering academic standards for all learners.