by kids1stadvocac | Dec 16, 2025 | Federal
AASA This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a landmark commitment that ensures every student, regardless of ability, has the right to learn, participate, and belong in public education. At Margaretville...
by kids1stadvocac | Dec 16, 2025 | Federal
WUNC It’s been 50 years since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law, and the milestone comes at a time when parents and activists are concerned about funding cuts for services. Rallies were planned outside multiple congressional...
by kids1stadvocac | Dec 9, 2025 | Federal
NPR Fifty years ago, just after Thanksgiving of 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the landmark law that created special education as it exists today, and guaranteed all children with disabilities the right to a...
by kids1stadvocac | Dec 9, 2025 | Federal
CT Examiner This year, on November 29th, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act—our nation’s promise to children with disabilities—turned 50. I also turned 50 in November. Unlike the IDEA, though, I did not require Congressional reauthorization to get here,...
