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By Gretchen Tulloch [email protected] For Social Foundations of Education Edts Hybrid Program Nazareth College School of Education Instructor Sandra Mancuso November 25, 2008
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IDEA1975
PL 94-142
This Act is also known as: EAHCA Public Law (PL) 94-142
Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act – 1975
Signed into law on November 29, 1975
by Gerald Ford
Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act – 1975
November, 1975 Free and Appropriate Education Individualized Education Plan Least Restrictive Environment Protecting Rights
Mandated Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities between the ages of 6 to 21 years old
EAHCA – 1975Free and Appropriate Education
PL 94-142 required that students with disabilities have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
An IEP addresses individual student learning goals and modifications
EAHCA – 1975Individualized Education Plan
PL 94-142 mandated students with disabilities be served in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
EAHCA – 1975Least Restrictive Environment
LRE ensures that students with disabilities will receive the opportunity to be educated along side their non-disabled peers
Protected the rights of both children and parents
Students rights to FAPE in Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Parents are involved in educational decision making and the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
EAHCA – 1975Protecting Rights
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Katsiyannis, A., Yell, M. L., & Bradley, R.(2001, November
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Individauls with Disabilities Education Act. Remedial and
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Martin, E. W., Martin, R., & Terman, D. L. (1996, Spring).
The Legislative and Litigation History of Special
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Gretchen Tulloch [email protected]