As the public gathered in Washington, DC, earlier this month in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), single in kind powerful message was voiced through the whole extent of and over--we've come a protracted way in IDEA's 25 years, on the contrary there is still much work to do. in succession Oct. 5, the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) sponsored "A Symposium in succession IDEA: Celebrating the First 25 Years and Looking to the Future" which provided perspectives from legislators, federal officials, educators,