Worked on rights section

_drafts/Academic-Accommodations.md

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 This post is intended for all audiences, but primarily covers the American
-education system and the rights of students in the United States. 
+education system and the rights of students in the United States. While I try to
+avoid legal jargon in all-audiences posts, a certain amount is unavoidable when
+discussing civil rights. To balance approachability and thoroughness, legal
+citations will be footnotes rather than in-text citations.
 
 Outline: 
 - What are your rights? 
@@ -22,7 +25,21 @@ Things to keep in mind:
 - At every step, outline options to do with and without a support system. 
   - With and without a lawyer 
 
+## Why you need to know your rights
+First and foremost, it's extremely important that you know your rights. Other
+people will not exercise them for you. Public knowledge on this topic is 
+downright abysmal, even in places like educational institutions where it's 
+literally their job to know this. Worse, sometimes people will try to dissuade 
+you from exercising your rights, simply because it's more convenient or 
+profitable for them. 
+
 ## What are your rights? 
+<!--
+Relevant Legislation: 
+- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
+- Americans with Disabilities Act
+-->
+
 
 ## How to apply for accommodations at your school
 
@@ -35,8 +52,8 @@ your accommodations. They may not refuse them in whole or even in part.
 Unfortunately, many teachers are poorly informed on the matter. Many are not
 adequately informed by their workplace on what they can and cannot do. Even
 those that are informed are often not instructed on how to best meet a 
-student's needs. Most are only told how to reach bare minimum compliance under the
-law. 
+student's needs. Most are only told how to reach bare minimum compliance under 
+the law. 
 
 ### Talk to the teacher 
 
@@ -50,7 +67,11 @@ law.
 
 ## Bibliography
 
-### References
-- https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html
+
 
 ### Footnotes 
+[^1]: See [the Department of Education's FAQ page about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act](https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html)
+
+### References
+- [Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Section 504 FAQ](https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html)
+- [Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973)