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This act supported several initiatives that helped lower income families gave access to high quality educational programs. The programs included free and reduced lunch for students who fell under the qualifications. This act applied to children who were in need of additional support to benefit from public school educational programs. -
This act defines who is a handicap person. It also defines what is appropriate education. It also does not allow any form of discrimination against students with disabilities in any federally funded program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCHPITE134 -
This act granted federal funds to states for programs that assisted exceptional learners. It also provided the first federal funding for state programs for gifted and talented students. Lastly, this act provides students and their families the right of due process. -
This act is known as the Mainstreaming Law and it requires the state to provide a free and appropriate public education for any child with a disability from ages 5 to 18. It also requires individualized education plans for all students. Lastly, this was the first defined least restrictive environment. -
This act requires states to extend free and appropriate education to children with disabilities from ages 3 to 5. It also established several early intervention programs that are specific for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The age range for these early intervention programs is birth to years old. -
This act does not allow any form of discrimination towards any person with a disability in the private sector. It also ensures equal opportunities for employment and any public services, accommodations, etc. This act defines a disability in a way to include individuals with AIDS. -
This act established the "people-first" language in reference to individuals with disabilities. It also extended special education services to include social work and assistive technology as well as provisions for due process and confidentiality. IDEA also made it a requirement for states to provide bilingual programs and transition services to students with disabilities. -
In 1997, this act made it a requirement that any students with a disability was to continue to receive services even if they were to be expelled from school. States were now allowed to extend their use of the developmental delay category for any student up to age 9. General education teacher were now required to be members of the IEP team and students were no allowed to participate in in district and statewide exams. -
This act was an update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It was able to effectively scale up the federal role in holding schools accountable for any student outcome. This act was set to provide money for any additional educational assistance for lower income students in return for academic progress and improvement. https://www.fairtest.org/what-no-child-left-behind-law -
This act is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and it allowed for districts to use a response intervention model or RTI to help determine whether a child has a specific learning disability. This meant that a child was no longer required to have a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability to qualify. This act also increased federal funds to provide early intervention to students who did not need special education services.