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Public Law 94-142 94th Congress An Act. To amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide educational assistance to all handicapped children, and for other purposes. Nov. 29, 1975. [S.6]
On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), or the EHA. The EHA guaranteed a free, appropriate public education, or FAPE, to each child with a disability in every state and locality across the country.
Muth, 491 U.S. 223 (1989) 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 ...
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) was Public Law (PL) 94-142 when Congress first passed it in 1975. Its goal was to protect the rights of, meet the individual needs of, and improve results for children with disabilities and their families.
On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
PL 94-142 was the origin of the law that many educators now know as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Foundational to students receiving a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), PL 94-142 has aided schools in providing equal access to education for over 7.5 million children with disabilities.
Public Law 94-142, also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) of 1975, is the landmark federal legislation pertaining to the education of children with disabilities. The law guaranteed a “free, appropriate public education” to all children and young adults aged 3–21.
In 1975, the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, also known as Public Law 94-142. This historic legislation was implemented in the public schools in October of 1977 once federal regulations were finalized.
Public Law 94–142 guaranteed a free, appropriate public education to each child with a disability in every state and locality across the country. The four purposes of the law articulated a compelling national mission to improve access to education for children with disabilities (see side bar: Four Purposes of PL 94–142).
Public Law 94-142: Promises to keep As its name implies, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was full of promise for handicapped students and their parents. The authors examine the gap between the philosophy and the reality of six promises made in P.L. 94-142. ROBERT N. FREEMAN, SUSAN J. GAVRON, and ELLEN U. WILLIAMS