WGU D002 2026 Exam Questions
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True or False:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly the Education
for All Handicapped Children Act) was enacted to create consistency
among states regarding educational safeguards and requirements for
individuals with disabilities. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True (no federal statutes
addressed educational funding, regulations, and protection until it was
enacted)
,True or False
Prior to the mid-1970s, education for students with disabilities was a
privilege and not a right. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True
(Not until after EAHCA children with disabilities given right to FAPE)
When the IEP team considers how much time the student with disabilities
will spend with students who do not have disabilities, they are focusing
on______. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The least restrictive environment.
IDEA states that all students with exceptionalities are entitled to ___. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A free and public education (FAPE).
This is an amendment to include all devices to disabled infants and young
children. This amendment also covers individuals transitioning from high
school to college. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 1990 (IDEA)
This mandate defines protected individuals as otherwise qualified. This
mandate also requires that reasonable accommodations be made. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
,This mandate extends protections and accommodations to associated
individuals. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Which 13 Disabilities are included as one of the federally defined
categories covered under the provisions outlined in IDEA? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Disturbance
Hearing impairments
Deafness
Speech or language impairments
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment including blindness
Specific learning disability
Other health impairment
Intellectual disability
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic impairment
Multiple disabilities
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, Are the following disabilities covered under IDEA?
Eating disorders
Post-Traumatic stress disorder
Seizure disorder - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are not covered under IDEA
What is PL 94-142? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Also known as the Education for All
Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), this law is one of the most important
legislative pieces for special education acting as the Bill of Rights for
students with disabilities.
Section 504 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this act
is known as a civil rights bill. This act ensures that every student with a
disability is given the same rights, access, and protections as students
without disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This law
extends civil rights protections to individuals of any age with a disability so
that they are allowed to access both private and public sectors for services.
It states that discrimination or exclusion is inappropriate and illegal.
True or False
and Correct Answers | New
Update
True or False:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly the Education
for All Handicapped Children Act) was enacted to create consistency
among states regarding educational safeguards and requirements for
individuals with disabilities. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True (no federal statutes
addressed educational funding, regulations, and protection until it was
enacted)
,True or False
Prior to the mid-1970s, education for students with disabilities was a
privilege and not a right. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True
(Not until after EAHCA children with disabilities given right to FAPE)
When the IEP team considers how much time the student with disabilities
will spend with students who do not have disabilities, they are focusing
on______. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The least restrictive environment.
IDEA states that all students with exceptionalities are entitled to ___. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔A free and public education (FAPE).
This is an amendment to include all devices to disabled infants and young
children. This amendment also covers individuals transitioning from high
school to college. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 1990 (IDEA)
This mandate defines protected individuals as otherwise qualified. This
mandate also requires that reasonable accommodations be made. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
,This mandate extends protections and accommodations to associated
individuals. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Which 13 Disabilities are included as one of the federally defined
categories covered under the provisions outlined in IDEA? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Disturbance
Hearing impairments
Deafness
Speech or language impairments
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment including blindness
Specific learning disability
Other health impairment
Intellectual disability
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic impairment
Multiple disabilities
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Are the following disabilities covered under IDEA?
Eating disorders
Post-Traumatic stress disorder
Seizure disorder - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are not covered under IDEA
What is PL 94-142? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Also known as the Education for All
Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), this law is one of the most important
legislative pieces for special education acting as the Bill of Rights for
students with disabilities.
Section 504 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this act
is known as a civil rights bill. This act ensures that every student with a
disability is given the same rights, access, and protections as students
without disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This law
extends civil rights protections to individuals of any age with a disability so
that they are allowed to access both private and public sectors for services.
It states that discrimination or exclusion is inappropriate and illegal.
True or False
