The Individuals with PART B: ASSISITANCE

PARTS A, B
FOR ALL CHILDREN
disabilities act
WITH DISABILITIES
a law that where
Part B of IDEA regulates
,C AND D free appropriate how special education and
public education is related services are
OF IDEA available for children provided to school aged
with disabilities. children with disabilities.
PART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Outlines the necessity of the
act.
Creates the office of special
education programs.
defines the terms used within
PART C: INFANTS AND
the act
TODDLERS WITH DISABILITES
. The Office of Special Education
A federal grant program that
Programs (OSEP) is a unit within
the U.S Department of Education. assists states in operating a
Originally created as the Bureau of comprehensive statewide
the Education of the Handicapped program of early intervention
in 1967, its purpose is to services for infants and toddlers
strengthen and coordinate with disabilities, ages birth
activities on behalf of students with through age 2 years, and their
disabilities. families.
PART D: National Activities
to Improve Education of
Children with Disabilities
Describes national activities
to be undertaken to improve
the education of children with
disabilities. These activities
include grants to improve the
education and transitional
services provided to students
with disabilities.
SCHOOL AND TEACHER
RESPONSIBILITIES
Schools must find and
evaluate students thought
to have disabilities- at no
cost to families. They are
to provide free and
appropriate public
education and provide
services to children with Statute and
disabilities. Teachers are to Regulations -
modify and accommodate
tests and work for
Individuals with
students with disabilities. Disabilities Education
Teachers must make sure Act
a student's IEP is in
Individuals with
compliance with IDEA. As a
teacher you must do Disabilities Education
whatever you can to help a Act (ACT) (apa.org)
child on their educational
journey.