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The Board is committed to maintaining equitable employment/educational practices, services, programs and activities that are accessible and usable by qualifi ed individuals with disabilities. DEFINITION Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides that: No otherwise qualifi ed individual with handicaps in the United States...solely by reason of his/her handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefi ts of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal fi nancial assistance.1 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 provides that: No otherwise qualifi ed individual with a disability shall be discriminated against in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, ad-vancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.2 COORDINATOR3 The Board shall designate at least one employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504, including any investigation of any complaint alleging non-compliance with the Acts or alleging any actions tha