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  Authorized funds for training professional to work with children with special needs and for research and demonstration for students with intellectuals and developmental disabilities and deafness.
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  Section 504: the key provision of this act says that it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs solely because of a child's disability.
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  This was called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
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  This public law took effect during this time and was designed to assure that all handicapped children have available to then a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs.
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  to allocate federal funds for the states to develop plans and programs for children with disabilities from the time they are born
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  This act extends civil rights to persons with disabilities. These rights are garneted without regard of race, gender, religion, etc.., through the civil rights act of 1964
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  It's purpose was to hold schools accountable for bringing students to a minimum level of competency.
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  reauthorization of the original PL 94-142. It was designed to strengthen and improve earlier versions