Which law expanded the ideas of EHA and emphasizes nondiscriminatory assessment, parental involvement, and an IEP?

• A. Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
• B. Rehabilitation Act
• C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• D. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer: (C)

The main idea tested is how the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was expanded into a broader framework that protects students’ rights in planning their education. The law that fits this description is the one that reauthored and strengthened EHA by making the evaluation process nondiscriminatory, insisting on active parental involvement, and requiring an Individualized Education Program for each eligible student. This Act, known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, solidified and expanded the procedures and guarantees around special education, ensuring that assessments are fair and culturally appropriate, that families participate as partners in decision-making, and that a detailed plan (the IEP) guides the child’s special education services. The other laws either set broaderanti-discrimination protections (like the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act) or served as earlier steps that EHA built upon, but they do not center the IEP and the specific parental-participation and nondiscriminatory-evaluation framework in the same way IDEA does.