WGU D002 Questions and Answers
Already Graded A
True or False:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly the Education for All Handicapped
Children Act) was enacted to create consistency among stat
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WGU D002 Questions and Answers
Already Graded A
True or False:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly the Education for All Handicapped
Children Act) was enacted to create consistency among states regarding educational safeguards
and requirements for individuals with disabilities. ✔✔True (no federal statutes addressed
educational funding, regulations, and protection until it was enacted)
True or False
Prior to the mid-1970s, education for students with disabilities was a privilege and not a right.
✔✔True
(Not until after EAHCA children with disabilities given right to FAPE)
When the IEP team considers how much time the student with disabilities will spend with
students who do not have disabilities, they are focusing on______. ✔✔The least restrictive
environment.
IDEA states that all students with exceptionalities are entitled to ___. ✔✔A free and public
education (FAPE).
This is an amendment to include all devices to disabled infants and young children. This
amendment also covers individuals transitioning from high school to college. ✔✔Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA)
This mandate defines protected individuals as otherwise qualified. This mandate also requires
that reasonable accommodations be made. ✔✔Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This mandate extends protections and accommodations to associated individuals. ✔✔Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Which 13 Disabilities are included as one of the federally defined categories covered under the
provisions outlined in IDEA? ✔✔Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Disturbance
Hearing impairments
Deafness
Speech or language impairments
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment including blindness
Specific learning disability
Other health impairment
Intellectual disability
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic impairment
Multiple disabilities
Are the following disabilities covered under IDEA?
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