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Rehabilitation Act
"The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors."
"Section 504 states that 'no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under.'"
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Education for all Handicapped Children Act
"This act require all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate disabled children and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_for_All_Handicapped_Children_Act -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
"Requires every state to have in effect policies and procedures to ensure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all students with disabilities."
This act now requires "people first language" and it has significant changes in assessment procedures.
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No Child Left Behind Act
"The major focus of No Child Left Behind is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. The U.S."
"NCLB requires each state to establish state academic standards and a state testing system that meet federal requirements. This accountability requirement is called Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)."
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
"A United States law that mandates equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities."
"They required schools to use research based interventions in the process of assisting students with learning difficulties, or determining eligibility for special education. Many schools have implemented Response to Intervention (RTI) as a method of meeting the new requirements set by IDEA 2004."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEA_2004
