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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  

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  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that ensures that all children ages birth through 21 receive a free and appropriate public school education regardless of the severity or type of their disability. Before this law was passed, many children with disabilities were excluded entirely from participation in public education or were not receiving an education appropriately designed to meet their needs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act]

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Date

  • 1990

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