Which of the following is true of discrimination against the disabled in the United States?
A. The Americans with Disabilities Act grants protections to the disabled only in the employment sphere.
B. Discrimination against the disabled is among the forms of discrimination prohibited by the Constitution, but it has also been strengthened through various statutes.
C. Before 1975, four million children with disabilities were getting either no education or an inappropriate one.
D. Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1975.
E. Through the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Congress required that schools receiving federal funding provide all children, however severe their disability, with a free and appropriate education.
Answer: C
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