Which name was the early law now known as IDEA?

Which name was the early law now known as IDEA?

• A. Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
• B. Education for All Handicapped Children Act
• C. Americans with Disabilities Act
• D. Rehabilitation Act

Answer: (B)

The key idea is understanding how IDEA got its name through history. The law that ultimately became IDEA was first enacted in 1975 as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, created to ensure a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities and to promote inclusion in the least restrictive environment. In 1990 it was renamed to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and that name—IDEA—continues today. So the early name that led to IDEA is Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The other options refer to different laws or the later name of the same act, not the original title: the current name is Individuals with Disabilities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a broader civil rights law, and the Rehabilitation Act is an earlier law that laid groundwork but is not the early name of the act that became IDEA.

The key idea is understanding how IDEA got its name through history. The law that ultimately became IDEA was first enacted in 1975 as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, created to ensure a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities and to promote inclusion in the least restrictive environment. In 1990 it was renamed to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and that name—IDEA—continues today. So the early name that led to IDEA is Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The other options refer to different laws or the later name of the same act, not the original title: the current name is Individuals with Disabilities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a broader civil rights law, and the Rehabilitation Act is an earlier law that laid groundwork but is not the early name of the act that became IDEA.