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This creates the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped which is now known as the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP.
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Established by Ed Roberts at UC Berkley to support the needs of individuals with disabilities so that they can live an independent life away from nursing homes and other institutions.
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History of Special Education Congress passes P.L. 94-142 and gives states 3 years to create institutional frameworks.
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EAHCA is ammended to include the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act.
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EAHCA is ammended and now called IDEA. One of the big ammendments was that school districts now must look at the transition from high school to post-secondary life.
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Students with diabilities are now required to be included on state and district-wide assesments. Regular Education Teachers are to be included on the IEP team.
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All students including those with disabilities should be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014.
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Several changes are made to IDEA including that school districts are to provide instruction and intervention to help keep students out of special education.