An example of his information was: “We should never forget the past. Even in my lifetime, public schools virtually ignored children with disabilities. Many children were denied access to public schools, and those who did attend did not receive the individualized instruction and appropriate services they needed and deserved” (Duncan, Arne). For years, poor disabled children have been pushed aside because no one wants to treat them like ordinary children. As Mr. Duncan states, America has a moral problem as to why it has not paid attention to people with disabilities: “But education for all is more than an economic issue. It's a moral question. I have often said that education is the civil rights issue of our time” (Duncan, Arne). He knew that the treatment of the disabled was not fair whether it was an economic or moral issue. Mr. Duncan very clearly and respectfully displays the prejudices of the past that run counter to this mindset. He presents his research differently by recalling: “On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the adoption of this law,