Portland Public Schools: Section 504 accommodations and ADA access help: practical steps School & Education Oregon preparation and procedure guide Source review: 2026-10-18 Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements PPS directs student Section 504 support questions to the school counselor and disability discrimination/access concerns to the district Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Who this route is for Students/families in Portland Public Schools programs seeking disability access or Section 504 accommodations. PPS enrollment/program participation, not residence anywhere in Portland or Multnomah County, defines this district route. Timing and notices Ask the school for its current evaluation, planning and response procedures. The reviewed overview does not establish an individual response deadline or guarantee a specific accommodation. Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives) [ ] Preparation suggestion: student school, existing plan/evaluations if available, disability-related access concern and examples of needed support. [ ] The reviewed district overview does not impose a universal medical diagnosis, records packet or specific form as the prerequisite to asking the school counselor for help. How to proceed 1. Confirm the student/program is within Portland Public Schools; the district route does not apply to every Portland-area resident or school. 2. For student needs or supports, contact the school counselor and building administrator; ask who is the school's 504 coordinator/case manager and read the PPS parent guide. 3. For disability discrimination, accessibility or equal access, contact the PPS district Office for Civil Rights using its published contact. Ask which process, paperwork and response procedure applies. Open official/provider instructions and referral route: https://www.pps.net/departments/office-for-civil-rights/ada-and-section-504 Limits: PPS OCR is a district office, not the federal U.S. Department of Education OCR. Section 504 and IDEA special education are separate processes. The two current district pages print different phone formats for the same contact; use the ADA page contact or confirm with the school. Publisher sources ADA and Section 504 - Portland School District https://www.pps.net/departments/office-for-civil-rights/ada-and-section-504 Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: 1f341aea100058c1d2f13d396a7117d9c20476e4a90e02e0edb8b33d0ce70f4e 504 Plans - Portland School District https://www.pps.net/departments/special-education/504-plans Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: 7dc040b249757aa465ac0aaddf1a86900c8dda357a5b63efb812cadfbbc7e7f0 This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline. Start here Confirm the student/program is within Portland Public Schools; the district route does not apply to every Portland-area resident or school. Where and how to submit Start questions about a student's needs/supports with the student's PPS school counselor and building administrator. Use the linked 504 Plans page for the parent guide and school coordinator. Contact the district OCR for disability discrimination, accessibility or equal-access concerns. https://www.pps.net/departments/office-for-civil-rights/ada-and-section-504 What will it cost? The district overview describes Section 504 FAPE and does not publish an application fee for this support route. Confirm costs for any outside/private evaluation independently; no reimbursement is promised. After submission Keep the school/district response and meeting notes. Confirm the next evaluation/planning step and the person responsible; the reviewed overview does not establish a response date for your situation. Corrections, denials and appeals PPS OCR means the district Office for Civil Rights, not the federal OCR. Section 504 and IDEA eligibility/processes differ. If the student is in another district, ask that district for its coordinator rather than submitting to PPS. Language, disability and offline help Ask the counselor or PPS district OCR for interpretation, accessible notices and disability access to meetings/forms. The 504 Plans page includes a parent guide and school-coordinator route; confirm the specific assistance needed. Additional workflow sources (reviewed 2026-10-18) ADA and Section 504 - Portland School District https://www.pps.net/departments/office-for-civil-rights/ada-and-section-504 SHA-256: 1f341aea100058c1d2f13d396a7117d9c20476e4a90e02e0edb8b33d0ce70f4e 504 Plans - Portland School District https://www.pps.net/departments/special-education/504-plans SHA-256: 7dc040b249757aa465ac0aaddf1a86900c8dda357a5b63efb812cadfbbc7e7f0