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This law authorized funds for training professionals to work with children with special needs and for research and demonstration for students with intellectual and developmental disabilites and deafness.
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This says it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs solely because of a disability.
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This is called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. It was designed to assure that all handicapped children have available to them a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs.
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This allocated federal funds for the states to develop plans and programs for children and their families from birth on.
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This was to support research and demonstration programs that focused on the special needs of gifted students.
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This extends civil rights to persons with disabilities.
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This holds schools and educators responsible for bringing students to a minimum level of competency.
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This stinmulated economic activitiy in a number of areas and provided large funds to the states under IDEA.
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This is the reauthorization of the original legislation and strengthened and improved earlier versions.
