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Was passed as part of John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier" and it authorized federal support for the construction of mental retardation research centers, university- affiliated training facilities, and community service facilities.
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Signed by Lyndon B Johnson; and it ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools.
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Provided a comprehensive plan for readdressing the inequality of educational opportunity for economically underprivileged children.
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Parents are allowed to have access to all personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used by a school district regarding their child.
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Any recipient of federal financial assistance must end discrimination in the offering of its services to persons with disabilities.
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The education of the Handicapped Act does not preempt existing legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act.
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Disability is defined as, "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity."
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Students must be assessed for academic progress and schools must be assessed and make adequate yearly progress. All teachers must be Highly Qualified to teach in their given subject area.
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Special Education teachers must be highly qualified in all core subject areas they teach as well as special education.
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The Supreme Court ruled that parents of special-education students may seek government reimbursement for private school tuition, even if they have never received special-education services in public schools.
