IDEAS ACT In the mid- and late-1970s the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was ratified which amended the Rehabilitation Act to include funding for independent living centers and the formation of the National Council on Disability under the U.S. Department of Education. IDEA legislation ensures education to meet the students’ needs. When the act was reauthorized, congress approved amendments that would make the IDEA Act stronger by strengthening the role of the parents’ access to the general education curriculum and reforms; focusing on teaching and learning while reducing unnecessary paperwork requirements. The IDEA was also beneficial in assisting education agencies in order to address the costs of improving special education …show more content…
The act has influenced people with special needs in the workforce. The purpose of the act is not to get people ready to work, instead it is to get people to work. The act accepts the idea that people with disabilities should be treated fairly in the workforce, since working an important part for an adult in society. The act has helped since one of the purposes is to have success of employment for people with disabilities. (Ford, L. H. (1999) As a result, the workplaces have contributed to inclusion of workers with disabilities, and they are slowly beginning to being more and more included in the workforces. (Carney, N. C. …show more content…
For examples, some employers are led to believe that employees with disabilities will be absent more than an employee with no disabilities. But, studies have shown that employees with intellectual disabilities are not absent more times than an employee with no disability. Studies have also shown that employees with intellectual disabilities will not lead to higher insurance rates or more workers’ compensation claims, which is believed by many people when employing workers with intellectual disabilities. (Blanck, P. D.,