Randomized Controlled Trial Testing a Training Program About Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Conditions

• Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 Plan

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

12 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Treatment — OTHER
  Training program about Section 504 for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of an individual with disabilities.
• Materials-only control condition — OTHER
  Materials-only then access to advocacy training around Section 504 plans for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of individuals with disabilities. Will have advocacy training 6 months after the control group.

Study Details

The goal of this training program is to learn if the intervention (i.e., training program) can improve access to Section 504 among students with disabilities and family caregivers. If students with disabilities and/or family caregivers are educated and empowered about Section 504, then there may be improved access to higher-quality of Section 504 plans. We aim to answer the following question: Is the training program effective? If there is a comparison group: We (our research team) will compare the intervention group to a waitlist-control group to discern differences in advocacy, empowerment, and knowledge and, subsequently, higher quality Section 504 plans and greater access to services. Participants will: * Attend an online class for an hour and a half each week for 6 weeks * Complete a pre-survey * Complete a formative evaluation after each program session * Complete a summative evaluation after the entire advocacy program * Complete a post-survey after completing the advocacy program * Complete a follow-up survey * Submit a copy of their child's (or their) Section 504 plan after providing consent

Key Dates

First listed

Jul 17, 2026

Start date

Jul 1, 2026

Status verified

Jul 2026

Primary completion

Sep 1, 2028

Completion

Sep 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

160 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Other: Intervention group
  Treatment
• Other: Waitlist-control group

Primary Outcome Measure

Knowledge of Section 504 [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks ]

Central Contacts

• Meghan M Burke, Dr.
  615-343-1014
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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