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January 2002
 Rethinking Special
Education for a New Century
A quarter of a century
ago, President Ford signed historic legislation seeking to ensure
educational equity for children with disabilities and special
needs. The legislation, now known as the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), was a major milestone in the
quest to end the chronic exclusion and mis-education of students
with exceptional needs. It helped open the door to fairness and
access for millions of such youngsters and paved the way to
greater educational success for many of them during the past 25
years. 
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