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Schools may not segregate by race, they may also not segregate by disability or ability.
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Led to the realization that IQ tests used in schools had a negative impact on students who were not Caucasian, middle class, or primary language is English.
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Challenged the use of English-based IQ tests that included verbal sub tests.
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Students must be given a free and appropriate education.
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Students who did not speak English as a primary language were being tested using instruments that did not account for linguistic diversity
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From the Rehabilitation act which prohibited any school, business, or government funded agency to discriminate against presence of disability.
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Protects parents in regards to their child's records
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First law to specifically mandate compulsory education for all children with disabilities.
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Increased the emphasis on politically correct language.
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Guaranteed access to participate in daily living activities of all types, not just education, and it applies to people in all ages.
