IDEA: The Advocacy Of Students With Disabilities

During the early years of implementation of IDEA, schools and agencies made mistakes when determining who to serve through special education. “Sometimes schools placed students in special education based on a single test, administered and placed students using tests that were not reliable or valid, or used tests that were discriminatory” (Yell, 2016, p. 58). A procedure for a clear, accurate, and nondiscriminatory helps to ensure that schools do not repeat these early mistakes.

On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This Act is also known as Public Law 108-446. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the law that secures special education services for children with disabilities from the time they are born until they graduate from high school. The law was re-authorized by Congress in 2004. This re-authorization has driven a series of changes in the way special education services are executed. These changes are continuing today and they affect special education and related services across the United States.

Not to mention, that this has given many disabled individuals chance to a quality education. This case has made congress take a closer look at the individualize needs that is acquired for students by mandating the school to find a program that will help students individual needs in educational system. “Power imbalances between parents and school districts cannot be eliminated, but the mandatory provision of information will go a long way” (Kotler, p.553, 2014). This help secure a people with disabilities a chance for a better future in educational system.

In 1991 the Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was replaced by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law was passed to provide free and appropriate public education to every child with a disability. It requires that each child with a disability “have access to the program best suited to that child’s special needs which is as close as possible to a normal child’s educational program” (Martin, 1978). The Individualized education program (IEP) was developed to help provide a written record of students’ needs and procedures for each child that receives special education services. The IEP will list all the services to be provided, the student's performance level, academic performance, and

The IDEA or the Individuals with Education Improvement Act of 2004 was instituted by the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States Congress. This act is a precedent for persons with disabilities. Before this act, the needs of children with disabilities were being under met. In order to improve the state of where the educational system and related services were for children with disabilities, the federal government along with the local and state agencies has coordinated in order to provide appropriate education for children with special needs. A student with a disability has a federally protected right to a free and appropriate education and related services in a least restrictive environment. As a result of this act, each state is federally mandated to abide by the IDEA. Each state

The article I read discussed providing more substantial benefits to servicing students across the country with disabilities. The article writes, “the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously raised the bar for the educational benefits owed to millions of children with disabilities in one of the most significant special-education cases¬ to reach the high court in dec¬ades (Brown & Marimow, 2017).” However, “the court did not raise the bar as far as some advocates had hoped, to call for ‘substantially equal’ opportunities for students with disabilities… (Brown & Marimow, 2017).” The article also mentioned a major case in fighting for the rights of a student with disabilities to “a ‘free appropriate public education’ (Brown & Marimow, 2017).” The case involves a young boy

In 1990 the Public Law 94-142 was renamed as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. IDEA is in every school building now exerting responsibilities on everyone in the community. The main goal of IDEA is to treat everyone as equals and giving them their full rights. The requirements

Chapter one discusses the concept of “all means all” and the creation, revision, and amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This act addresses the responsibilities of educators as they ensure that all students are receiving access and support to the same curriculum as their peers. Idea requires that all eligible students have an IEP and that they are educated in the least restrictive environment as possible.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, also known as IDEA was originally created in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities were given the opportunity to receive a free and adequate education. IDEA has been revised and many times since 1975, the most recent being in 2004. IDEA consists of parts A, B, C, and D. Part A outlines the basic foundation, and defines terms used throughout the act. Part B outlines the responsibilities of schools to educate students aged 3-21.

As I stated in my discussion for this week, I feel that this the Act 1990 & 2004- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) is the most important of all the American with Disabilities Acts. I chose this portion of the chapter to highlight as what this Act is all about- Equality & Equity for children with disabilities. With the Education many individuals are then able to look for housing, look for a well-paying job or even create/ design new innovations for other people with disabilities. The foundation needed to thrive in the United States is Education.

Significance: The verdict holds that parents can go outside the range of preapproved IDEA-adhering institutions if the education they will receive is relatively equitable. As a future principal, this precedent confirms my role in making sure every child gets the best education possible. It’s my job to make sure every student gets the best education possible despite their disability. When this is not feasible, it’s nice to know that parents have other possibilities available for educating their

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a United States federal law that consents of four categories outlining how public agencies and individual states ensures that students with various disabilities are provided a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) that is conditioned to their specific needs regardless of their ability. This act mandates tailored services, educational modifications, and the main objective for these children throughout the nation is to supply them with the same possibility of getting an education as those who do not have a disability until the age of 21.

The idea of children with disabilities, whether they be mild or severe has been a very controversial and misunderstood topic. In the past inclusion has brought about huge changes for not only the students, but also the parents and families of these children, and staff at schools. Teachers and education professionals were the first to really feel the wrath and intimidation of this dramatic shift in education. There were several different factors that were coming about that made it very difficult for schools and teachers, the unorganized mandates were strict and didn’t allow much time for change. “President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) into law in 1975. Since the original passage of the EAHCA, the law has been amended four times and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)” (Conroy, Yell, Katsiyannis, & Collins, 2010, para.1).

IDEA protects the rights of children with disabilities. There are thirteen categories that IDEA puts theses disabilities under. One of these disabilities is Other Health Impairment (OHI). Other health impairment means that the child has limited strength, vitality, or alertness. This also includes a heighten alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment. The impairments can be due to chronic or acute health issues. A chronic health issue includes asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome. (NICHCY) These chronic health issues can have a great effect on a child’s education performance. Either from the disease makes learning hard or the child had to continually go to the hospital for their health issue. For ADD/ ADHD is one of the disorders that doesn’t have health issues usually related to it but it has educational problems related to it. Asthma, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome is mainly have health issues that are related to it but it also has educational issues related to it. The history of ADD and ADHD being placed into OHI category started way late in IDEA history.Section 300.7(c)(9)—recognizing that some children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) may be identified under the category of other health impairment on March 12, 1999.(us doe) In 1999 Other Health Impairments has been amended to add

The goal of the EHA was to integrate disabled students into the classroom in order to give them an equal opportunity for education, rather than keeping them isolated with no level of proper education. This is significant to the education field in that it ensures equal opportunities for all students despite any disabilities. By encouraging the integration of disabled students within the school system, additional help and services needed are provided, as well as individual evaluations for learning (Moody, 2012). Though life changing, the EHA had many flaws that impacted its overall effectiveness, which ultimately led to its modification to become the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990 (Special Education News, 2017). One of the biggest challenges faced after the implementation of the EHA was funding due to the fact that all public schools needed funding in order to carry out the integration of disabled students in regular classrooms.