Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 are important pieces of federal legislation designed to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. The intent of these two laws is to prevent any form of discrimination against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is also another existing law. Section 504 covers civil rights legislation for people with disabilities. Prohibits discrimination against individuals who meet the law's definition of disability and applies to entities that receive federal funding. Congress' primary goal in enacting Section 504 was to "honor the requirements. Section 504 applies only to entities that receive federal funds. Most public schools receive substantial federal funds through participation in various supported activities by the federal government and, therefore, must comply with the provisions of Section 504. Like Section 504, the ADA is civil rights legislation for people with disabilities, unlike Section 504, the ADA applies to almost all entities in the United States, regardless of whether they receive federal funds, churches and private clubs the only two entities that are exempt from the ADA. Therefore, private schools that are not associated with a religious organization must comply with the provisions of the ADA, these schools may be exempt from Section 504 because they do not receive federal Prior to the IDEA, more than 4 million children with disabilities were denied adequate access to public education. Many children were denied entry to public school altogether, while others were placed in segregated or mainstream classrooms without adequate support for their special needs (Katsiyanis, Yell, Bradley, 2001; Martin, Martin, Terman, 1996; U.S. Department of Education, 2010). Congress sought to end the long history of segregation and exclusion of children with disabilities from the American public school system (Essex, 2012). IDEA defines disability using a categorical approach. Children are not entitled to services simply because they need them; rather, they must fall into one of the specific categories of disability recognized by law and must require special education. If a student is not determined to have one of these disabilities, but requires special education, he or she is not eligible for IDEA services. Obviously, many children who would benefit from special education services do not meet these eligibility criteria and may therefore be excluded from special education