June 20, 2024

These three fact sheets, published in June 2024, offer specific guidance on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protections for students with Sickle Cell Disease, Cancer and Epilepsy.

The fact sheets include information on how the conditions may impact the student’s experience in school, what might a school need to do to address a student’s condition, and remedies if the school is not meeting its obligations.

Four additional fact sheets were published in December 2024 for students with Migrane, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Narcolepsy and students who Stutter.

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  Sickle Cell fact sheet

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  Epilepsy fact sheet

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  Cancer fact sheet

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  Stutter fact sheet

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  Narcolepsy fact sheet

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  Migrane fact sheet

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  Inflammatory Bowel Disease fact sheet