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There are many examples of the accomplishments of IDEA and a few of them are:

h The majority of children with disabilities are now being educated in their neighborhood schools in regular classrooms with their non-disabled peers.

h High school graduation rates and employment rates among youth with disabilities have increased dramatically. For example, graduation rates increased by 14 percent from 1984 to 1997. Today, post-school employment rates for youth served under IDEA are twice those of older adults with similar disabilities who did not have the benefit of IDEA.

h Post-secondary enrollments among individuals with disabilities receiving IDEA services have also sharply increased. For example, the percentage of college freshmen reporting disabilities has more than tripled since 1978 (IDEA, 2000).

The promising future of Hector and other children with disabilities and their families stands in sharp contrast to conditions before IDEA. These last 25 years have witnessed significant changes as the nation has moved from paying little or no attention to the special needs of individuals with disabilities, to merely accommodating these individuals basic needs, and eventually to providing programs and services for all children with disabilities and their families.

REFERENCES

Council for Exceptional Children, 2000 http://www.cec.sped.org

Department of Education, 2000 http://www.ed.gov/offices/IDEA

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999

http://www.erlbaum.com/Journals/journals/LDRP/ldrp.htm

Quinn, Patricia O. ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and

College Students With Attention Deficit Disorder, Magination, 1994.

Turbnall, Ann and Rud et al. Exceptional Lives Special Education in Today s

Schools, Merrill, 1999.

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