Special Education Laws

By macksch

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    This act is to create a place for education which is equal for all students regardless of a disability.

  • Rehabilitation Act

    This act makes discrimination against someone with a disability illegal.

  • Free Appropriate Public Education

    No government funded program may discriminate against admitting a child with a disability.

  • Family Educations Rights and Privacy Act

    Do not share the information of a client or student.
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    Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)

    Originally, IDEA was called EHA.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    This law was once called EHA and protects children with disabilities to attend public schools for free. It promises their right to an education.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Contains Section 504 which allows students with behavior problems among other things to be included in the classroom.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    Schools were responsible for all students regardless of whether or not the child had a disability.

  • National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard

    This law was added into IDEA. It explains the amount of access to instructional material the teacher and school is required to have prepared for the student.

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

    Requires that every student is held to a higher standard of education so that the student will be prepared for their future job or higher education.