Landmark Special Education Laws

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
    • PL 94-142
    • Guarantees FAPE in the LRE
    • Requires each student to have an IEP.
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    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    P.L. 101-476
    - Changed name of the law retroactively.
    - Adds transition plans.
    - Adds autism as a special education category.
    - Added traumatic brain injury as a category.
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    IDEA '97

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)