EDUC 477/698O:

Assistive Technology/Universal Design for the General Classroom Settings

Author: Kareema Coles

  1. What public law act in 1975 requires state to provide “a free, appropriate public education for every child between ages 3 and 21 regardless of how, or how seriously he/she may be handicapped? Go to http://www.scn.org/~bk269/94-142.html
  2. Which act was covered in The CPA Journal online in March 1989? Go to http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/old/07107532.htm
  3. What is the largest professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for children in special education? Go to http://www.ideapractices.org
  4. Which court case had the attorney’s fee removed for action under the EAHCA? Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2137417&dopt=Abstract
  5. Which treatment program is the child health component of Medicaid? Go to http://www.hrsa.gov/epsdt/

Answers submitted by: Melissa Boyd

  1. Public Law 94-142 (Education of All Handicapped Children Act) Presently: IDEA
  2. The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCAA)
  3. Council for Exceptional Children
  4. The Supreme Court decision on Smith v. Robinson (1984)
  5. The Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program (EPSDT)