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IDEA reauthorizes several laws that accommodate individuals with disabilities.
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The Civil Rights case ending segregation. This case served as a foundation for special education law.
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Supreme Court decision stating that children with disabilities have equal rights to access education.
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Section 504 is a civil rights law requiring equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Individuals can receive program benefits and services; this law protects anyone from discrimination.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act- allows parents access to their child's records; prevents records to be release with parental permission
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PL 94-142: Education of All Handicap Children Act: Applies to ages 3-21 allows students to receive education in the "least restrictive environment" requires written permission for evaluations.
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EAHCA amended to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act created a big change from prior law that included a inclusive transition service for students transitioning out of high school.
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Americans with Disabilities Act: Prohibits discrimination for government serviced on the basis of an individuals disability. Extends section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
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IDEA encourages classrooms to have assistive technologies to help educate students with disabilities.
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PL 107-110: Ensures that Students with Disabilities Receive a High-Quality Education. It redefines the federal role in K-12 education and will help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged, disabled and minority students and their peers
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.