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Access to the General Education Curriculum for Students with Disabilities:
A Discussion of the Interrelationship between IDEA and NCLB
A Policy Paper for Educators and Families
Updated for IDEA 2004
Prepared by Joanne Karger, Esq. for NCAC
This report was written with support from the National Center on Accessing
the General Curriculum (NCAC), a cooperative agreement between the Center
for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the . Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Cooperative Agreement No.
H324H990004. Although the . Department of Education has reviewed this
document for consistency with the IDEA and NCLB, the contents of this document
do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the . Department of Education,
nor does mention of anizations imply endorsement by those
organizations or the . Government.
Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit
the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material.
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction 3
II. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 4
Access to the General Education Curriculum 4
Involvement in the General Education Curriculum 6
Progress in the General Education Curriculum 9
III. No Child Left Behind Act 12
Access to the General Education Curriculum 13
Challenging Content and Achievement Standards 13
A High-Quality Curriculum 14
Involvement in the General Education Curriculum 14
Teacher Qualifications 14
Professional Development 15
Special Programs and Services 15
Progress in the General Education Curriculum 16
Assessments 17
Accountability 19
IV. Conclusion 21
V. References 23
Access to the General Education Curriculum
for Students with Disabilities:
A Discussion of the Interrelationship between IDEA and NCLB
By Joanne Karger, Esq.
I. Introduction
In 1975, Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), accord