Education of Children with Disabilities

What does IDEA stand for?

• Individuals that have a Diability Act

• Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

• Individuals with Different Educational Abilities

• Individuals That Decide Educational Activities

True or false: The least restrictive environment shouldn't result in including the child with disabilities in the general education classroom as frequently as possible.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"What constitutes the least-restrictive environment is yet relatively uncertain and litigation continues to proliferate." (Alexander and Alexander pg. 374)

Every student is given the fundamental right to have an education under the U.S. Constitution.

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In the case of Fry vs. Napolean: A student was denied the use of their service dog in the school to assist them with their disability. What was the students disability?

In the case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PARC sued over the law that schools can deny access to students who have not reached the mental age of 5 by the age of __?

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 11

In the 1972 case, Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia: Students with disabilities were given the right to free public education. This case sparked an amendment to define disabilities. Select all that apply under the term of disabilities:

• MR

• Emotionally Disturbed

• Physically Handicapped

• Hyperactive

• Behavior Problems

What was the greatest argument from school officials about providing an education to students with disabilities?

• Disruptions

• Cost

• Placement space

Schools often suggest a _____ plan if a student doesn't qualify for special education but needs support.

Education for All Handicap Children Act (EAHCA) was the original act that influenced what?

It was later renamed one of these items.

• IDEA

• IEP

• 504

Of the cases discussed, which do you think were named the two most influential cases to education of students with disabilities?

• Fry v. Napolean

• PARC v Commonwealth

• Mills v Board of Ed. of District of Columbia