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50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump

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<strong>Left:</strong> Ed Martin was one of the authors of the law now known as IDEA. Before the law, children with disabilities were often turned away from public schools. &quot;They were invisible,&quot; says Martin. <strong>Right:</strong> Maggie Heilman and her daughter, Brooklynn, 14, at their home in a Kansas City suburb. Brooklynn has Down syndrome and her own special education plan thanks to IDEA.
Left: Ed Martin was one of the authors of the law now known as IDEA. Before the law, children with disabilities were often turned away from public schools. "They were invisible," says Martin. Right: Maggie Heilman and her daughter, Brooklynn, 14, at their home in a Kansas City suburb. Brooklynn has Down syndrome and her own special education plan thanks to IDEA.

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