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Article: Students with disabilities: school counselor involvement and preparation.
- Article from:
- Professional School Counseling
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
- Author:
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Legislation has greatly impacted educational opportunities for students with disabilities. Prior to the implementation of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act [EAHCA] of 1975), many students with disabilities received either no services or inappropriate services in public schools (Smith & Colon, 1998; Zaccaria, 1969). For more than 25 years, however, disability legislation has mandated that public schools provide appropriate educational services to all students with disabilities. As a result, 95% of students with disabilities received services in 1996 (U.S. Department of Education, 1996).
In addition to impacting educational ...