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Back to Legislation The **Education for All Handicapped Children Act** (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the [|United States Congress] in 1975. This act required all [|public schools] accepting federal funds to provide equal access to [|education] and one free meal a day for [|children] with physical and mental [|disabilities]. Public schools were required to evaluate handicapped children and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students. The act also required that school districts provide administrative procedures so that parents of disabled children could dispute decisions made about their children’s education. Once the administrative efforts were exhausted, parents were then authorized to seek judicial review of the administration’s decision. Prior to the enactment of EHA, parents could take their disputes straight to the judiciary under the [|Rehabilitation Act of 1973]. The mandatory system of dispute resolution created by EHA was an effort to alleviate the financial burden created by litigation pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act. ||
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