There is concern and confusion across the country related to a federal lawsuit that originated in Texas challenging Section 504 of the Rehabilitations Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.

Section 504 prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities from organizations that receive funding from the federal government. The lawsuit seeks to throw out gender dysphoria as part of the ...

July marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This civil rights law prohibits ...

But Utah Attorney General Derek Brown said he will work to protect Section 504 benefits for children and families. “I hear you, parents. Utah parents shouldn’t have to worry if their children ...

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects people from discrimination based on a disability. A lawsuit by Texas and several other states could end it.

Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It protects people with disabilities from discrimination and gives them equal access to federally funded services such as education ...

Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation’s key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain. A lawsuit brought by Texas and 16 other states garnered ...

Section 504 in Action. For school programs, Section 504 regulations require school districts to provide a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to any student with a disability, ...

Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs that receive federal funding, including those related to education, health care, employment, and public services.

Last September, Paxton filed a lawsuit against the federal government, initially asking to remove gender dysphoria from the definition of disability in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach signed onto a Texas-led lawsuit over Section 504. Now, amid disability rights concerns, he wants to amend it.