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  2. Education for All Handicapped Children Act - Wikipedia

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    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental ...

  3. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Wikipedia

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    IDEA was previously 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. [ 1 ] 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.

  4. Free Appropriate Public Education - Wikipedia

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    In 1975 Congress passed Public Law 94-142, [21] also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which outlined that public schools should provide all students with an education appropriate for their unique needs at public expense (i.e., FAPE). [22] Public Law 94-142 also included that:

  5. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) Public Law 94-142 established the right of children with disabilities to receive a free, appropriate public education and provided funds to enable state and local education agencies to comply with the new requirements. The act stated that its purpose was fourfold:

  6. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982) is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Amy Rowley was a deaf student, whose school refused to provide a sign language interpreter. Her parents filed suit contending violation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.

  7. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Amended the Education for All Handicapped Children Act to guarantee a Free Appropriate Public Education for students with disabilities. Pub. L. 101–476: 1990 (No short title) Privatized the Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pub. L ...

  8. Ruth C. Sullivan - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Sullivan was one of the lobbyists for Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA), which guaranteed a public education to all children in the United States. Before the passage of the law, individual school districts in most states were allowed to ...

  9. Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens v ...

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    Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 334 F. Supp. 1257 (E.D. Pa. 1971), was a case where the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was sued by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC), now The Arc of Pennsylvania, over a law that gave public schools the authority to deny a free education to children who had reached the age of 8, yet had ...