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This law required any recipient of federal financial assistance to end discrimination against those with disabilities in the services they offered.
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This landmark federal law required all public schools recieving federal funds to provide equal access to education for children with mental and physical disabilities.
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In 1990, the Education for Handicapped Children Act was amended to place more emphasis on the individual student instead of the disability becoming the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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IDEA was amended in 1997 to include children with developmental disabilities between the ages of 3 and 9. The amendment also authorized additional grant money.
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The 2004 amendments to IDEA placed mored accountability on schools in how they educate students with disabilities. These amendments also expanded the criteria for identifiying students with disabilities