Education and disability law · 1970

Education of Handicapped Children Act 1970

Disabled children moved into education responsibility.

The law began rejecting the idea of uneducable children.

Simple version

This Act transferred responsibility for many disabled children's education from health authorities to education authorities.

Why it matters

It helped establish that disabled children had a place within education rather than being treated only through health or care systems.

Awareverse lens

Education is a right, not a reward for fitting the standard model.

Common mistake

A common mistake is underestimating how recently some children were treated as outside education.

Question to ask

Who had power here, who was left outside, and what would have changed if the human being was seen first?

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