Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
View the IDEA at: http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html
Federal Regulations
In August 2006, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the final regulations for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004. The new regulations took effect October 13, 2006.
View the Federal Regulations HTML or PDF
What's New
New Resource Sections on IDEA Major Topics
Alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Early Intervening Services (EIS)
Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)
Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
IDEA 2004 Training Modules Available Now HTML
Training modules on IDEA 2004 are now available including recently released Content of the IEP as well as modules on Discipline and NIMAS- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard. Each module includes a PowerPoint slide show to use in training sessions, detailed discussions of IDEA for trainers, and handouts for audience participants.
Provisions Related to Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools PDF
Released in February 2008 by the U.S. Department of Education this publication discusses IDEA 2004 and the provisions related to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private schools.
