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Parents were allowed to contend that their student with disabilities were not receiving an adequate education. Also proved that students with disabilities were denied equal education opportunities.
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Students were segregated from students without disabilities
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Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities: Students only visited the general education classroom
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Required public schools to provide educational services for alll children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21
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The act was amended to include preschool age children and a law was signed by President Reagan that gave parents the right to have more say in the development of the child's individual education plan.
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The EAHC was amended to add Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism as new disability categories along mandating that as part of the IEP, an individual transition plan must be developed to help the student transition to post-secondary life.
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The EAHC becomes the Individual with DIsabilities Act (IDEA) and introduces the six principles: Due process, equal protection, zero reject, free and appropriate public education, least restrictive environment and nondiscriminatory assessment.
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The No Child Left Behind Act required that students with mild disabilities pass all state testing requirements like students without disabilities. It also required that all accommodations were in place to assist these students with being successful.
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IDEA was amended to push for early intervention for students and improved educational outcomes. The amendment also demanded that local school districts shift up to 15% of their special education funds towards general education so students with disabilities can be educated in their least restrictive environment.