The IDEA Act

Paper Summary:

The paper presents an examination of IDEA as it pertains to the referral, assessment and education of students with disabilities. The writer explores the six key components of IDEA, as well as four later amendments to its existence. The paper explains that while the IDEA legislation opened the doors to the betterment of education for disabled students throughout the nation, along the way there have been improvements and amendments made to further strengthen the Act. The paper concludes that today, IDEA provides a blueprint for every student with a disability in public school to receive a fair and appropriated education.

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Introduction
Components
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Years ago special education students were educated in a classroom down the hall and the education they received usually consisted of keeping them busy during the day without much actual educational progress. IDEA changed that method and today special education students receive well rounded, often inclusive and appropriate educations across the nation. The concept behind IDEA is that every student has the right to a fair education that is provided within the least restrictive environment possible depending on that student's particular disability and educational needs."

Sample of Sources Used:

• IDEA (Accessed 5-12-06)http://www.pct.edu/disabilityservices/terminology.htm
• The Education For All Handicapped Children Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457) (Accessed 5-12-06)http://college.hmco.com/education/resources/res_prof/students/spec_ed/legislation/pl_99-457.html
• The Education For All Handicapped Children Act Amendments of 1990 (PL 101-476) (Accessed 5-12-06)http://college.hmco.com/education/resources/res_prof/students/spec_ed/legislation/pl_101-476.html
• PL 105-17(Accessed 5-12-06) http://www.helpforkidspeech.org/articles/detail.cfm?TextID=293
• SUMMARY AS OF: 1350 reauthorization 12/3/2004--Public Law. (Accessed 5-12-06) (There are 4 other summaries) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR01350:@@@L&summ2=m&

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