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This led Congress to pass the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-372 (HCPA), now codified in IDEA at 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l), to confirm and ensure that students with disabilities could also assert valid civil rights claims under Section 1983, Section 504, and, later, the ADA.
The intention of Section 504 was to impact employment of people with disabilities, thus included education. [9] Section 504 was the first national civil rights legislation that provided equal access for students with disabilities to higher education institutions receiving federal financial assistance. [10]
Since January 2023, the Austin school district has reduced its years of backlogged special education evaluations by almost 83%, putting a dent in the overdue assessments that spurred a federal ...
Monitors with the Texas Education Agency announced that Austin ISD has cleared its backlog of special education evaluations, but more work remains.
In addition, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Public Law 89–10, [12] as originally enacted in 1965 and amended that same year via Public Law 89-313, [13] gave states grant assistance for educating students with disabilities. [11] Case law in the lower federal courts, i.e., at the district court level, began to move in a similar ...
Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Long title: An Act to replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities ...
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document under United States law that is developed for each public school child in the U.S. who needs special education. [1] IEPs must be reviewed every year to keep track of the child's educational progress. [ 2 ]
Mar. 29—Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Austin Public Schools Special Services department has announced the hiring of Christine Hulsebus as the district's new 7-12 Special ...