In Step With Inclusion “Inclusion has been the philosophy and intent of the law since Congress passed the Education for the Handicapped Act twenty-two years ago, calling for states to provide children with disabilities a “free appropriate public education.” More recently, Congress passed an even more inclusive bill--the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The new version of the bill, signed by President Clinton in June 1977, expanded the law by defining “related services” a school should provide extending the ages of a developmental delay provision, expanding the use of paraprofessionals and teaching assist