nov 29, 1975 - PL 94-142
Description:
PL 94-142 guaranteed the right to a free appropriate public education for each child with a disability.
PL 94-142 has four major purposes:
- “to assure that all children with disabilities have available to them … a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs"
- "to assure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents … are protected"
- "to assist States and localities to provide for the education of all children with disabilities"
- "to assess and assure the effectiveness of efforts to educate all children with disabilities”
(Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 2010)
Added to timeline:
The Evolution of Special Education in the United States
Emmy Her Many Horses
University of Phoenix
February 22, 2020
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