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(Public Law 86-158) This legislation helped increase training for leaders to educate children with disabilities
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This date is when my mom was born.
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(Public Law 89-10) Supported states with direct grant assistance to help provide an education to students with disabilities
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This date is when my dad was born.
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Landmark court decision that established educating students with disabilities as the responsibility of states and localities
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(Public Law 94-142 or EHA) Guaranteed a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all students with disabilities in every state and locality across the United States.
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Supreme Court case determining that school districts must provide access to specialized instruction and related services that are individually designed for each student with a disability to meet its FAPE obligation.
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The 1990 reauthorization of Public Law 110-476 changed the law’s name from EHA to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It also added traumatic brain injury and autism as disability categories. It mandated that individualized transition plans (ITP) must be part of students' IEPs.
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This date is when I was born.
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Purpose to align IDEA with No Child Left Behind. This reauthorization called for early intervention services, greater accountability and improved educational outcomes, and higher standards for instructors.
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This year is when I started kindergarten and met one of my best friends to this day.
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Supreme Court case determining that a school must provide an IEP that is "reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances" to meet IDEA obligations.
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This year is when I graduated from high school.