Beginning in the 1970's, legislatures began to draft policy surrounding the rights of individuals with disabilities. The links below provide current day information regarding ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Explore the websites and answer the questions below. Read about ADA: https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ Read about IDEA: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/

Submit the answers to the following questions:

1. What year was IDEA extended to infants and toddlers. Specifically, when were infants and toddlers given rights that entitled them to services that supported their participation and development in the least restrictive natural environments including: home, early learning centers, and educational settings?

2.Research on early intervention services was showing that the earlier a child received support, the better the outcome. What year did children without an official diagnosis became eligible for intervention services?

3. What year was ADA expanded to address the responsibilities that childcare centers and schools have to support children with disabilities?

4. True or False

Reasonable accommodations must be made by childcare centers and schools to include all children with disabilities. Centers and schools cannot exclude children based on their disabilities unless there is a significant threat posed to the health and safety of others or a fundamental alteration of the program/property is required.

5. Fill in the Blanks

IDEA Part B requires that children with disabilities, ages____________, receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). IDEA Part C requires States to make available early intervention services to _____________ with disabilities and their families.

6. Define the term, Least Restrictive Natural Environment.