Resources
Categories of Disabilities Under IDEA
Topic
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Publisher
CPIR
Format
Online Resource
Audience
General
Age of Child
All
Topic
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Publisher
CPIR
Format
Online Resource
Audience
General
Age of Child
All
Description
The nation's special education law is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. As part of making special education and related services available to children with disabilities in the public schools, IDEA defines the term "child with a disability." That definition includes specific disability terms, which are also defined by IDEA, as this webpage describes.
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