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Disabled Children

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

October 26, 2009

This act of Congress was intended to provide a free and appropriate education to children with disabilities. It is a promise, a promise to give these children a chance to become productive members of society, to learn and grow as other children do. When enacted in 1975, it was called the Education for All Handicapped [...]

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Guide to special education programs for learning disabled students in the United States

September 21, 2009

Children that are disabled have been given special programs. Depending on the nature of the disabled child, there have been programs that help them. The NCLB act created grants, and these grants opened up programs which are geared to these children. A disabled child doesn’t have the capabilities as other children to function in a [...]

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