Important and influential legislation that addresses the history and evolution of special education services
By Kjcha146
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Over many years, people treated children and adults with disabilities terribly. After many years and many laws passed, children and adults with disabilities have the same equal rights that children and adults without disabilities have.
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Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), in 1975, to support states and localities in protecting the rights of, meeting the individual needs of, and improving the results for Hector and other infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families.
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The American legislation guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities. It was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws offering protection for people with disabilities. This is the bridge between general education and special education.
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It is the result of amendments by the United States Congress, in 1986, to the Education of the Handicapped Act. Public Law 99-457 added preschool children to the Public Law 91-230 provisions. So this law gave rights to children from birth to age 3.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, legislation to extend and revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), was signed into law as P.L. 107-110. This legislation extensively amended and reauthorized most federal elementary and secondary education aid programs.
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The Individual with Disabilities Education Act is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act from 1975 to 1990. This law also included the zero rejects.
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The Every Student Succeeds Act is a US law passed in December 2015 that governs the United States K–12 public education policy. The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act, and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students. This act was passed by former President Obama.