Today in History: The Disability-Rights Breakthrough That the DOE Keeps Undermining
WATCH: The Disability-Rights Breakthrough That the DOE Keeps Undermining On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act into law, reshaping the landscape of American education. Before this legislation, millions of children with disabilities were denied access to public schools, forced into segregated classrooms, or left without any formal education. Many states provided no legal protections, and families often