Laws

Question 1

Act to Promote the Education of the Blind

Answer 1

authorized funding for the production of Braile materials by the American Printing House for the Blind

Question 2

What is PL 45-186?

Answer 2

Act to Promote the Education of the Blind

Question 3

What year was the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind passed?

Answer 3

1879

Question 4

Captioned Films Act

Answer 4

provided funding to purchase and distribute closed-captioned films to state schools for the deaf

Question 5

What is PL 85-905?

Answer 5

Captioned Films Act

Question 6

What year was the Captioned Films Act passed?

Answer 6

1958

Question 7

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Answer 7

Prohibits discrimination of the basis of a person’s disability in all programs receiving federal funding||Applies to children and adults (no age limits)

Question 8

What is PL 93-112?

Answer 8

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Question 9

What year was section 504 passed?

Answer 9

1973

Question 10

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Answer 10

Bills of Rights for children with exceptionalities and their families||Now known as IDEA

Question 11

What is PL 94-142?

Answer 11

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Question 12

What year was Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed?

Answer 12

1975

Question 13

IDEA (1986)

Answer 13

Mandated services for preschoolers with disabilities, ages 3-5||Early intervention services from birth through age 2 with developmental delays or disabilities||IFSP established for infants and toddlers||”Developmentally delayed” category created

Question 14

What is PL 99-457?

Answer 14

IDEA 1986

Question 15

1988 TECH Act

Answer 15

Defined Assistive Technology as any piece of equipment (off the shelf or modified) used to improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities and the services necessary to use the equipment

Question 16

What is PL 100-407?

Answer 16

1988 TECH Act

Question 17

IDEA (1990)

Answer 17

Established the requirement of an Individualized Transition Plan (ITP) by age 16 ||Assistive Technology provided if IEP Team determines it’s needed |Changed the name of Education for all Handicapped Children to IDEA|First time Assistive Technology was included in IDEA

Question 18

What is PL 101-476?

Answer 18

IDEA (1990)

Question 19

IDEA (1997)

Answer 19

IEP Teams must consider Assistive Technology for all students with disabilities||Students with disabilities required to participate in state and districtwide assessments ||General educators required to participate on IEP team

Question 20

What is PL 105-17?

Answer 20

IDEA (1997)

Question 21

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)

Answer 21

Added “improvement” to the title of IDEA||Parental consent is not required for the referral, but is required before the formal evaluation process can begin||Assistive Technology provided at no cost to the student ||removed cochlear implants from the definition of Assistive technology

Question 22

What is PL 108-446?

Answer 22

IDEA 2004