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ESEA (Public Law 89-10)
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided students from disadvantaged backgrounds equal access to education systems and provided things such as free and reduced lunch. The grant program also encouraged states to create and improve programs for students with disabilities.
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VRA (Public Law 93-112)
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act prohibited discrimination against students with disabilities in federally funded programs. This also included prohibition in employment and in social and health services.
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EAHCA (Public Law 94-142)
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act is also known as the "Mainstreaming Law." It requires states to provide a free and appropirate education for children with disabilities and it also requires individualized education programs (IEPs).
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Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (Public Law 99-457)
These amendments required states to extend free and appropriate education to children with disabilities from the ages of 3-5 years. It also established early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to 2 years of age.
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IDEA (Public Law 101-476)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act renamed and replaced the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. It established people first language for referring to people with disabilities so focus was on the individual rather than their disability. It also added two new categories of disability: autism and traumatic brain injury. IDEA also requires individualized transition programs to employment for students with disabilities.
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ADA (Public Law 101-336)
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and protects equal opportunity employment and public services, accommodations, transportation and telecommunications. It also defined disabilitiy to include people with AIDS.
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IDEIA (Public Law 108-446)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act allows school districts to use a response-to-intervention model for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability. IDEIA eliminates the use of short-term objectives in an IEP except for students who not not take statewide achievement tests and it also raised the standards for education licensure.
Source: Vaughn, Bos, Schumm, (2014)
