Alzheimer special care units [(SCUs) also called memory care units] SCUs are designed to meet the specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. SCUs can take many forms and exist within various types of residential care.
Celebrates 35 Years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) IDEAâ35 Years Later. On Nov. 29, 1975, then-President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142).
While this was clarified by the 1991 Policy Memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Education, the NEW regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997, issued March 12, 1999, for the first time explicitly incorporate AD/HD within the definition of âOther Health Impairedâ.