----- Forwarded message from Lemmietta McNeilly <LMcNeilly@...> -----
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:17:49 -0500
From: Lemmietta McNeilly <LMcNeilly@...>
Reply-To: Lemmietta McNeilly <LMcNeilly@...>
Subject: 30th Anniversary of IDEA Special Education Law
To: ASHA Headlines <asha-headlines@...>

30th Anniversary of IDEA Special Education Law



November 29, 2005 marked the 30th anniversary of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), originally known as the Education for
All Handicapped Children Act when enacted by President Gerald Ford on
November 29, 1975. Today, IDEA serves over 6 million children with
disabilities. For details on U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret
Spellings', statement regarding this milestone, visit
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/11/11292005.html or contact
Catherine D. Clarke, ASHA's Director of Education and Regulatory
Advocacy, via e-mail at cclarke@... or by phone at 800-498-2071,
ext. 4159.





Lemmietta G. McNeilly, PhD., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow

Chief Staff Officer, Speech-Language Pathology

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

10801 Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

301/897-0108 Telephone

301/897-7356 Fax

lmcneilly@...





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