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President's Panel for Mental Retardation - ANSWER 1961, Created by JFK, included
federal aid for states
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - ANSWER 1965, Lyndon B Johnson,
provided funding for primary education, seen by advocacy groups to have expanded access
to public education for children with disabilities
EHA - ANSWER Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) - ANSWER Establishes a right to
public education for all children regardless of disability
IDEA - ANSWER Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER Requires schools provide
individualized or special education for children with qualifying disabilities. Also requires that
education occur in the least restrictive environment and requires schools to take a child's
disability into account when enforcing discipline
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER Civil Rights Statute; Prohibits
discrimination based on disability; applies to all entities that receive federal dollars
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, Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER ADA; Prohibits disability discrimination in
Employment, Government, Public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation,
and telecommunications
ADA - ANSWER Americans with Disabilities Act
SPED Prior to 1940's - ANSWER People with disabilities were excluded; Considered
unable to learn
SPED 1940s-1960s - ANSWER General shift in society's attitudes toward people with
disabilities; Parent advocacy groups developed; Civil rights movement
SPED 1970s - ANSWER Increase in number of court cases; many new laws passed; shift
towards philosophy of inclusion
FAPE - ANSWER Free Appropriate Public Education
LRE - ANSWER Least Restrictive Environment
IEP - ANSWER Individual Education Plan
Individual Education Plan - ANSWER IEP; A team of educators and the child's parents
meet to write this program, which is based on each child's individual needs
Least Restrictive Environment - ANSWER LRE; Means that children eligible for special
education are educated as much as is appropriate with children who are not disabled-
regular education must be considered first
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President's Panel for Mental Retardation - ANSWER 1961, Created by JFK, included
federal aid for states
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - ANSWER 1965, Lyndon B Johnson,
provided funding for primary education, seen by advocacy groups to have expanded access
to public education for children with disabilities
EHA - ANSWER Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) - ANSWER Establishes a right to
public education for all children regardless of disability
IDEA - ANSWER Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER Requires schools provide
individualized or special education for children with qualifying disabilities. Also requires that
education occur in the least restrictive environment and requires schools to take a child's
disability into account when enforcing discipline
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act - ANSWER Civil Rights Statute; Prohibits
discrimination based on disability; applies to all entities that receive federal dollars
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, Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER ADA; Prohibits disability discrimination in
Employment, Government, Public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation,
and telecommunications
ADA - ANSWER Americans with Disabilities Act
SPED Prior to 1940's - ANSWER People with disabilities were excluded; Considered
unable to learn
SPED 1940s-1960s - ANSWER General shift in society's attitudes toward people with
disabilities; Parent advocacy groups developed; Civil rights movement
SPED 1970s - ANSWER Increase in number of court cases; many new laws passed; shift
towards philosophy of inclusion
FAPE - ANSWER Free Appropriate Public Education
LRE - ANSWER Least Restrictive Environment
IEP - ANSWER Individual Education Plan
Individual Education Plan - ANSWER IEP; A team of educators and the child's parents
meet to write this program, which is based on each child's individual needs
Least Restrictive Environment - ANSWER LRE; Means that children eligible for special
education are educated as much as is appropriate with children who are not disabled-
regular education must be considered first
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