Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a piece of American federal legislation that requires that students with a disability be provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990. In 1990, the United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA. Overall, the goal of IDEA is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability. IDEA is composed of four parts, the main two being part A and part B. Part A covers the general provisions of the law; Part B covers assistance for education of all children with disabilities; Part C covers infants and toddlers with disabilities, including children from birth to age three; and Part D consists of the national support programs administered at the federal level. Each part of the law has remained largely the same...

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