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Heartland AEA 11
6500 Corporate Drive
Johnston, IA 50131
515/270-9030
800/362-2720

Online Training Free For AEA 11 Schools

Training Module Descriptions:

Module I A Tutorial For Understanding the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as it Applies to K-12 Students
This is the first module, designed to give awareness level knowledge of Section 504 rules/ regulations and related local school districts responsibilities. Updated to reflect ADAA 2008*.

Module II A Tutorial For Applying the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as it Applies to K-12 Students This is the companion module that builds on content from Module I to give practical application level knowledge for 504 coordinators, teachers, school nurses, administrators, and AEA staff. Updated to reflect ADAA 2008*.

*ADA Amendment Act of 2008

On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008. Schools are held accountable to both Section 504 and the ADA Amendments Act. The amendments change the definition of "disability" by rejecting the narrow position taken by the Supreme Court in its interpretation of ADA regulations. The basic definition of "disability" as an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment has not changed. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC) <http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html> the changes are as follows:

• "Directs EEOC to revise that portion of its regulations defining the term ‘substantially limits’;

• Expands the definition of ‘major life activities' by including two non-exhaustive lists:

• the first list includes many activities that the EEOC has recognized (e.g., walking) as well as activities that EEOC has not specifically recognized (e.g., reading, bending, and communicating);

• the second list includes major bodily functions (e.g., ‘functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions’);

• States that mitigating measures other than ‘ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses’ shall not be considered in assessing whether an individual has a disability;

• Clarifies that an impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active;

• Provides that an individual subjected to an action prohibited by the ADA (e.g., failure to hire) because of an actual or perceived impairment will meet the ‘regarded as’ definition of disability, unless the impairment is transitory and minor;

• Provides that individuals covered only under the ‘regarded as’ prong are not entitled to reasonable accommodation; and emphasizes that the definition of ‘disability’ should be interpreted broadly."

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