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<article class="node-ed-landing-page view-mode-full node node--id-487 node--type-ed-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children, supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers and their families, and awards competitive discretionary grants. <br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-section field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items ed-paragraph-fields"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ed-media-cards paragraph--view-mode--default paragraph--id--1902"> <div class="paragraph__column"> <div class="ed-media-cards"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="desktop:grid-col-4"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ed-card-image-top paragraph--view-mode--default paragraph--id--1899"> <div class="card-image-top-txt"> <span id="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemcomprehensive-idea-websitediv-" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Comprehensive IDEA Website</div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>ED's Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees.</p> </div> <div aria-labelledby="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemcomprehensive-idea-websitediv-"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sites.ed.gov/idea/">Visit the IDEA website</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-4"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ed-card-image-top paragraph--view-mode--default paragraph--id--1900"> <div class="card-image-top-txt"> <span id="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemview-and-search-the-idea-law-and-regulationsdiv-" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">View and Search the IDEA Law and Regulations</div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The law authorizes formula grants to states and discretionary grants to eligible applicants.</p> </div> <div aria-labelledby="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemview-and-search-the-idea-law-and-regulationsdiv-"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sites.ed.gov/idea/statuteregulations/">View IDEA's provisions</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-4"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ed-card-image-top paragraph--view-mode--default paragraph--id--1901"> <div class="card-image-top-txt"> <span id="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemguidance-documentsdiv-" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Guidance Documents</div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>ED issues policy letters and support documents that provide written guidance and clarification regarding implementation of the IDEA.</p> </div> <div aria-labelledby="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemguidance-documentsdiv-"> <div class="field field--name-field-ed-card-image-top-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://sites.ed.gov/idea/policy-letters-policy-support-documents/">Search guidance documents</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-4"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ed-card-image-top paragraph--view-mode--default paragraph--id--2069"> <div class="card-image-top-txt"> <span id="card-title--div-classfield-field-name-field-ed-card-image-top-title-field-type-string-field-label-hidden-field-itemdifferentiated-monitoring-and-support-dms-reportsdiv-" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="field 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