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Idiots Act
For the first time legislation dealing with the educational needs of those with learning disability -
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Education Law and Special Education
USA/China and UK -
Education (Handicapped Children) Act
Education (Handicapped Children) Act made education universal. -
Free and Appropriate Public Education Act
Free and Appropriate Public Education Act covers every student in a given school district the school district is required to educate the student no matter how severe their disability Free Appropriate Public Education under Section 504. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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) -
1986 Compulsory Education Law
Local governments were to set up special schools or classes for students who were blind, deaf, or had cognitive disabilities (National People's Congress, 1986) -
Disabilities Act
This Act was amended in 2008 -
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
protection against discrimination to the full range of state and local government services, programs, and activities including public schools -
Protection of Persons with Disabilities
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities (National People's Congress, 1990) -
Developing Special Education in Poor Areas
sponsored by the State Education Commission and (UNICEF). This was directly for disabled students. -
1994 Regulations on Education for Persons with Disabilities (State Council, 1994)
both of which started at early 1990s, call for compulsory 9 years of education to be provided to children with disabilities -
Special Education Act
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Special Educational Needs and disability bill
Revision from Education Act of 1996 -
No Child Left Behind Act
Covers all public schools in the country. NCLB was supposed to put emphasize accountability on the teachers through work. The main focus was on reading. -
Equality Act
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IDEA
Free public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. Latest amendment - Public Law 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act, in December 2015 -
State council order (ordinance 674)
Implentmented in May 2017
