IDEA fact sheet

ByThe Understood Team

IDEA fact sheetPDF

Get basic information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal special education law, in this one-page fact sheet. You can view and read the fact sheet, or download and print it out to take to IEP meetings.

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The Understood Team is made up of passionate writers and editors. Many of them have kids who learn and think differently.

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Meghan Casey Whittaker, JD is the policy and advocacy manager at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD).