Handicapped Children Act

     Staying within the guidelines of the federal government’s education policy, the Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was aimed towards a specific population in need of federal assistance. The act was typically for children with learning disabilities, physical handicaps and educationally brilliant children in public schools. The act ensured all school districts to provide special programs needed for the children and expected the districts to run without the cost of federal aid. It also called for the school districts to provide administrative measures so the parents of the children could input their decisions about their child’s education.  From Britannica Web, it defines what the Handicapped Children Act was about:

“Congress appropriated $1 million to help prepare teachers of mentally retarded children. Thenceforward, federal aid for the handicapped steadily increased. With the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975—and with corresponding legislation in states and communities—facilities, program development, teacher preparation, and employment...”

This benefits the lives of many children because they can finally have an education regardless of their disability.