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Facilitated parents of students with disabilities to contend their child(ren)s were not receiving adequate education.
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Students with disabilities were segregated from students without disabilities.
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Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits the discrimination of an individual based upon disability.
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Amendments were made to the Act.
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By the mid 1980s, the inclusion movement began.
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Mainstreaming refers to integrating students with disabilities into regular classroom.
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Under the Reauthorization of IDEA services were extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children.
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This law was the one responsible for the idea of all students being help to a higher standard. This meant that students with mild disabilities must pass all state assessments like student without disabilities.