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Speakers mark Anniversary of EHA and trace evolution into IDEA, highlighting key reauthorizations
Summary
A ceremonial address recapped the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) and its evolution into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining major reauthorizations in 1986, 1990, 1997 and 2004 and key changes to services, categories and dispute resolution.
Speaker 1, an unidentified speaker, opened a ceremony recalling the 1975 passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), noting that President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-142 on Nov. 29, 1975, and that the statute later evolved into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The remarks summarized IDEA’s central guarantee: a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities, generally covering ages 3 through 21. Speaker 1 said the EHA aimed to identify and educate children with…
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