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University Affiliated Facilities (PL 88-164)
This 1963 law provide federal funds to establish University Affiliated Facilities (UFA) for mentally retarded. These centers were staffed by teams of professionals from varies disciplines. Their goal is to promote exemplary professional team practices relate to the interdisciplinary aspects of early intervention to better serve infants and children with develop disabilities. they are located across the country, approximately one per state. -
Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act (PL 90-538)
In 1968, a new law focused on the very young; HCEEP the major purpose of this legislation is to improve early intervention services for children with disabilities, children who are at risk for disabilities, and their families. Federal funds supported experimental centers knows as the First Chance Network and model demonstration projects. These projects develop, validate, and disseminate new and better early educational practices for children with developmental delays. -
Head Start Amendments (PL 92-424)
Head Start amendments requires 10% of enrollments be reserved for children with developmental delays. Head Start continue to be one of the primary programs that include children with disabilities, with more than 12.2 percent of Head Start children having an identified disability. Since Head Start began 1965, this import program has served more than 25 million children and their families(Office of Head Start, 2008).
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)
IDEA is the federal law that provides protections for students with learning and other disabilities. Among the key provisions are the right to a free and appropriate education, placement in the least restrictive environment, and parent participation. The law also establishes safeguards to ensure enforcement. Following are the six major principles of the IDEA
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Amendments for Preschoolers and Toddlers IDEA (PL 99-457)
The U. S. Congress has enacted legislation to expand coverage under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), to mandate a preschool program to serve children ages three through five, to establish a new Early Intervention State Grant Program for infants and toddlers from birth through age two, and to expand and improve various discretionary programs within the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) programs. President Reagan signed the bill into law on 10/08/1986. -
American with Disabilities Act ADA (PL 101-336)
The ADA has a broad definition of who is disabled, and includes some groups who have never been included under this heading before. For example, persons with AIDS, cosmetic disfigurements, and people who have successfully completed substance abuse programs are protected under this law. In short, the ADA covers anyone with an impairment that substantially limits any major life activity. The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was signed into law, by President H. W. Bush. -
INCLUSION AND CASE LAW
Sacramento School District v. Holland; A girl with moderate intellectual disabilities was denied access to the general education classroom placement her parents requested on the grounds that the school district deemed Rachel’s disability to be too severe for her the benefit from such a placement.
Oberti v. Clementon School District; this case was similar to Holland, except the child had severe disabilities.
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IDEA Amendments PL (105-17)
These amendments are the most comprehensive and significant changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) since its enactment in 1975. Several of the most important changes were made regarding the discipline of children with disabilities. Including the assurance of having a free appropriate public education (FAPE) available to all children with disabilities, in the least restrictive environment (LRE), and the guarantee of due-process procedures and procedural safeguards. -
No Child Left Behind
It dramatically increases the role of the federal government in guaranteeing the quality of public education for all children in the United States -- with an emphasis on increased funding for poor school districts, higher achievement for poor and minority students, and new measures to hold schools accountable for their students' progress. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act IDEA
This law promotes accountability for results, enhances parent involvement, uses proven practices and materials, provides more flexibility, and reduces paperwork burdens for teachers, states and local school districts. Many sections of the new law took effect on July 1, 2005. The regulations took effect on October 13, 2006.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66g6TbJbs2g&t=113s
