The Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 had been passed in 1986 which was an amendment to the Education of Handicapped Act. This act supported by providing services for children ages birth through five. The act extended the guarantee to a Free and Appropriate Public Education or FAPE to children with disabilities for age three to five. The act also provides Early Intervention Programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities for ages from birth to two. Also it was designed to create an Individualized Family Service Plan or IFSP for each family with an infant/toddler with disabilities (Special Education Law). The act has multitude of services to support the children with special needs. Also the act is telling people that the service is for all of the handicapped children and this allows parents and professional workers to be aware that the children have every right to get the service they need.
The Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986 also makes sure that staff of public education will keep the parents up to date about the school decisions. The staff allow the parents to stay involved and have the right to confront these decisions regarding the requirements of special education services for their children (HighBeam Research). This Act helps to allow parents and professionals to collaborate to give the highest support for the children with disabilities. It also gives the parents the power to make the decision to make for their children and learn to be open-minded about what professional workers’ opinions.
The Reference:
(2005). Special Education Law.
(2011). HighBeam Research. The Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986: time to pay the piper?, Retrieved from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-8849975.html
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