Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EHA)
General Information
- Mandated a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all children with disabilities, ensured due process, rights, and mandated IEPs and LRE
- The core of federal funding for special education
- Precursor to IDEA
Student Information
- Established services to facilitate school to work transition through research and demonstration projects (1983 amendment)
- Established parent training and information centers (1983 amendment)
- Provided funding for demonstration projects and research in early intervention and early childhood special education (1983 amendment)
- Mandated services for preschoolers (1986 amendment)
- Established the Part H program to assist states in the development of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and statewide system of early intervention services for infants (1986 amendment)
School Information
- Schools required to evaluate handicapped students and create an educational plan with parent input to follow as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students
- School districts must establish administrative procedures so that parents of disabled children can dispute decisions made about their children’s education
