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Captioned Films Act
Enacted for training purposes for teachers of kids living with mental illnesses. -
Training of Professional Personnel Act
Federal legislation enacted Training of Professional Personnel Act which helped educators learn about mental retardation. -
Teachers of the Deaf Act
Enacted as a training tool to teach certain educators guide children who are deaf or hard at hearing. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act; States School Act
Enacted to provide grants to children with disabilities for educational purposes. -
In the beginning
Before IDEA state instructions acted merely as a boarding place for a mentally ill people, rather than being rehabilitated. -
Federal Government
Supports more the 30,000 special education educators and specialists for training. -
IDEA
Congress enacted Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), to support states and localities with children living with disabilities. -
1 in 5
It was common before the IDEA act for kids with disabilities to not be educated, in fact, in the U.S. only 1 in 5 kids were given proper education. -
Public Law 94-142
Also known as IDEA, this act has allowed a free and public education to any child with a disability to every state and school across the U.S. -
Problem?
During the 1980's, the U.S. saw a big problem with children and their disabilities, along with their families. -
IDEA Pro
Links assessments of students progress to the instructor, instead of the non intimate data and charts. -
Amended
IDEA amended in the mid 1980's to mandate states provide programs and services from birth. -
IDEA Pro
Set a guideline in place to study and dissect not only the child but his/her environment. -
IDEA Pro
Sets up classrooms in order to fix the need of that child. -
IDEA Pro
Make plans for more interaction with family/friends of the child with the disability. -
Increase
Increase in high school graduation by 14 percent from 1984 to 1997. -
Boost of Employment
An increase in employment rates for those under IDEA by 14 percent. -
Spike
Raise in post-secondary education tripled from 1978! -
Equality
IDEA mandates that schools reports progress to parents just as frequent as the non-disabled children. -
IPEA Pro
Most children with disabilities are now being educated in regular schools with non-disabled children due to IPEA