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

References

Danforth, S. (2001, December). A Pragmatic Evaluation of

Three Models of Disability in Special Education.Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities , 13(4),343-359.

Katsiyannis, A., Yell, M. L., & Bradley, R.(2001, November

/December). Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the

Individauls with Disabilities Education Act. Remedial and

Special Education, 22(6), 324-334.

Martin, E. W., Martin, R., & Terman, D. L. (1996, Spring).

The Legislative and Litigation History of Special

Education. Special Education for Students with

Disabilities , 6(1), 25-39.

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