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( 1973) Rehabilitation Act Amendments Section 504
The 1973 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act is often thought of as the most significant legislation that was passed in regards to citizens with disabilities (Woods, 2006). These new amendments extended equal civil rights to include people with disabilities, which included the right to an education as stated in Section 504 (Woods, 2006). However, most educators didn't realize that these amendments applied to public schools (Peterson, 2007).