Welcome to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP’s) IDEA website.

This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. The site provides searchable versions of IDEA and the regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws (e.g., the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), etc.), video clips on selected topics, topic briefs (relevant regulations) on selected topics, links to OSEP’s Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network and a Q&A Corner where you can submit questions, and a variety of other information sources. This is a "living" website and will change and grow as resources and information are added. We invite you to grow and learn with us as we implement IDEA 2004 and its implementing regulations. Welcome!