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PL-93-112 Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
PL 94-142 is passed legislation ensures a free appropriate public education for all children with disabilities. -
Education of the Handicapped Amendments
PL 99-457 Mandates that there be special education for preschoolers with disabilities and incentives for providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
PL 101-336 becomes law prohibits discrimination due to a disability. -
IDEA
PL 101-476 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Emphasizes transition planning for adolescents with disabilities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
PL 105-17 is reauthorized providing major retooling and expansion of services for students with disabilities and their families. -
No Child Left Behind
PL 107-110 is a major reform focusing on academic achievements of students and qualifications of teachers. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
PL 108-446 aligns IDEA legislation with provisions of No Child Left Behind Act. Modifies the individual education program process in addition to changes affecting school discipline, due process, and evaluation of students with disabilities. -
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
PL 110-325 expanded statutory interpretation of a disability while affording individuals with disabilities greater protections. -
ROSA'S LAW
PL 111-256 removes the terms mental retardation and mentally retarded from federal health, education, and labor statues. It is replaced by intellectual disability.