The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
passed by the United States Congress in 1975 is intended:
“to ensure that
all children with disabilities…
have available to them…
a free appropriate public education
that emphasizes
special education and related services
designed to meet their unique needs
and prepare them for
further education, employment,
and independent living;.”
Title 20 of the United States Code, Chapter 33.
Special education from the student point of view.
I was in special education in elementary school and middle school,
and experienced the consequences of it in high school and beyond.
I’m David Potter. I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke.
Is it equal for special education students? Is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act working as intended? It it preparing disabled students for further education, employment and independent living?
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