Glad your son's lenses are working well and sorry to hear the teachers
aren't as supportive as you'd like.
Has your son tried a magnification bar? A marker (bookmark) under the words
he reads to block out part of the print around?
It is difficult for teachers to make all the accommodation we'd like. : )
Are they making some? Some teachers just don't understand. Some are
overwhelmed with all the varying problems and accommodations needed. And,
yes, some are lazy.
It could be your son is continuing to be bothered by light leak around his
lenses and may need to wear a visor cap some or part of the day. This is
allowed when there is a medical need.
A section 504 has nothing to do with grades.
You may want to look on some web sites and see what a 504 is all about. Ex.:
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Section 504
What does it say?
Section 504 - Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states:

"No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States,
as defined in section 706(8) of this title, shall, solely by reason of her
or his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
conducted by any Executive agency or by the United States Government..."-29
U.S.C. Section 794(a) (1973).

What does it mean?
Section 504 allows for accommodations and modifications within regular
education for students diagnosed with a medical condition, but not
identified as disabled by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA).

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Some school systems or teachers seem to say if a child does not have an
individualized education plan (IEP) or 504, then we'll treat him/her just
like everyone else.
School systems do not get any government money to implement 504 plans and
some are reluctant to write them.
And of course once they're written, they should be followed, which is extra
work.
Few people are on this list and you may not get any responses from people
whose children have a 504 plan.
You might ask the IRlen Institute for a sample 504 plan.
If they don't have one, you might ask some diagnosticians across the country
if they have a sample copy.
Several years ago I wrote an article about how to deal with schools if a
child has chemical sensitivities. The problem is different but the steps are
similar. See that article at
http://www.cloudnet.com/~julie/download/schools.rtf
Julie
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Julie Evans, M.Ag.
Certified Irlen Screener
502 Riverside Dr. NE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
320-251-7493
julie@...
www.ReadingAndLight.com
Irlen Syndrome can include problems with: reading (blurring, etc.),
headaches, eyestrain, light sensitivity, attention
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----- Original Message -----
From: "rita_rosenbrock" <rosenbrock4@...>
To: <glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:49 PM
Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] section 504


> Hi! Thanks to all who wrote to help me so far. I had a great
> Thanksgiving and I hope you did as well.
> My son has had his glasses about a week and he loves them. He calls
> them his "magic glasses". His headaches have stopped and he is
> reading longer. He is reading some smaller print than before although
> he still prefers things to be enlarged some. He read his first
> chapter book and is so proud of himself. For some reason the
> principal is not much in favor of a presentation to his classmates to
> explain to the other children. She said we should give it a couple of
> weeks and see if it is a problem with the piers first. My husband and
> I didn't agree but we decided to not buck this time. We are however
> concerned that the teachers aren't always making the accomodations
> that were given by the Irlen diognostician. They are constantly
> griping at him for not finishing his work as quickly as the other
> students and tell him "if the other students can do this you can to".
> We are very frustrated and are talking about pulling him out of
> public school and homeschooling. We talked to the school about
> section 504, because the psycologist said he would classify, and they
> said they didn't want to do 504 at this point and that he wouldn't
> qualify any way because his grades were too high. Have any of you
> tried to go 504 with similar circumstances and if so what were your
> results? We aren't sure what to do now. But if hurts terribly for our
> son to be so frustrated and sad with school. Would appreciate any
> help.
> Rita
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