Can Learning Disabilities be “Cured”?
The article highlights the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) passed into law by president Gerald Ford in 1975 in the U.S. According to the author, the law is to ensure that handicapped students will not be excluded from school. He added that the spirit of the law has become an assurance that students with learning difficulties will be accommodated to the maximum extent possible. Moreover, remediation has been the password of the special education community.