IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which Does Your Child Need?

Answer three quick questions and this helper will point you toward the right path — and what to do next. Free and private: nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Please read: This is a free self-help guide — general information, not legal advice or an eligibility decision. Only a school evaluation team can decide what your child qualifies for. Use this to prepare and to know what to ask for.
1. Does your child have a diagnosed or suspected disability?

For example: autism, ADHD, a learning disability, a speech or physical condition, or a chronic health issue.

2. How does it affect school?
3. What does your child seem to need?