Q: What is Section 504? A: Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination based upon disability in federally assisted programs or activities. Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of non-disabled students. Under Section 504, students with disabilities have the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Section 504 of the Rehabi