-
This act is an initiative for low-income families. It applies to children who need to support to benefit from public school education. -
Defined handicapped person and appropriate education. This prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs. -
State funding for students with disabilities and students who are gifted and/or talented. Due process rights for students and families. -
Requires free and appropriate education for students with disabilities (ages 5-18). For IEP's, it defines least restrictive environment.
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History -
Extends free and appropriate education
to children with disabilities (ages 3-5).
This establishes early intervention for infants/
toddlers with disabilities (ages birth to 2). -
Prohibits discrimination in the private
sector and protects equal employments
opportunities for people with disabilities. This includes AIDS as a disability. -
Replaces EAHCA, establishes person-
first language, expands special education
services and provisions for due process
and confidentiality, adds autism and
traumatic brain injury categories,
provides bilingual education, requires
transition services and planning. -
Requires students with disabilities to receive services even if expelled. allows use of developmental delay category through age 9, requires access to general education curriculum and state/district-wide testing. IEP team includes a general education teacher and a behavior plan (if warranted), offers mediation options, limits attorneys fees. -
Increases accountability and flexibility in use of federal funds. Also offers school choice options, implements early
reading interventions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0--2nhsDorg -
Allows RTI model to determine presence of a learning
disability and no longer requires use of the severe
discrepancy model. It increases funding to early intervention services for students who do not require special education, eliminates IEP short-term objectives for some students. This also raises special education licensure standards, adopts polices to prevent over-representation of minority students in special
education.