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Welcome to the U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website, which brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees.

Whether you are a student, parent, educator, service provider, or grantee, you are here because you care about children with disabilities and their families and want to find information and explore resources on infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

IDEA Updates

• • ED, HHS Release Letter on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Early Intervention Programs
  • Awards More Than $1 Million in Grants to Develop Evidence-Based Models of Family Engagement and Improve Services to Children with Disabilities
  • 2024 State Implementation of IDEA Determination Letters Issued
  • ED Submits 45th Annual Report to Congress on Nation’s Progress Related to IDEA
  • OSEP Fast Facts Provides Updated Look at Data on Children Identified With Autism

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  Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004