The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) – Background, Analysis, and Suggestions as it Relates Federally and to the State of Texas. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act federal law requires school districts to provide students with disabilities a free, appropriate public education. This paper examines the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). It also suggests how the IDEA should be altered and whether inclusion laws for children with disabilities in Texas, as well as throughout the United States, should be changed. Ultimately, the IDEA is an appropriate law, which has proper and noble goals -- that is, to provide a free education to all of its citizens including those who have disabilities. Pages: 18 Bibliography: 6 source(s) listed Filename: 15928 Disabled Children Law.doc Price: 161.10