WATCH: The Disability-Rights Breakthrough That the DOE Keeps Undermining On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act into law, reshaping the landscape of American education. Before this legislation, millions of children with disabilities were denied access to public schools, forced into segregated classrooms, or left without any formal education. Many states provided no legal protections, and families often had no recourse when schools refused to accommodate their children. The new law marked the federal government’s first comprehensive guarantee that children with disabilities would receive a public education tailored to their needs. The law required states receiving federal education funds to provide a “free appropriate public education” to every child with a disability. It mandated individualized education programs, established…
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