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  This law made funds accessible to train professionals to work with children who with special needs. It also funded research for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and deafness.
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  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that people with a disability must not be denied access to an activity or a program.
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  Education for All Handicapped Children Act made public education free for all handicapped children designed to meet their needs.
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  Provided federal funds to form programs that help disabled children and their families from birth.
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  Provided some money to help research and demonstration programs that would help gifted children from law income areas, culturally diverse families, and children with disabilities.
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  Americans with Disabilities Act further protects civil rights for people with disabilities by making it unlawful to discriminate against people who are a different race, color, gender, national origin, or religion.
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  No Child Left Behind Act required educators and schools to teach their children to a certain standard and required test scores to prove their children reached the standard.
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  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act increased the quality of education for disabled children by requiring educators to have proper certification, a proper scientific education and services to insure the best education experience, and also transition planning.
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  This Act offered a large some of money that was used to further help programs that educated special needs children. However, this was a one time thing.