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Brown v Board of education
Topeka, KS civil rights movement supreme court case that determined "separate cannot be equal". After this people began questioning if children with disabilities would receive an appropriate education in a separate classroom. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Act that provided funding to states to assist them in creating and improving programs and services -
Diana v Board of Education, California
Assessments administered to Spanish speaking children must be formatted in their native language -
Parc v. Pennsylvania
Guaranteed education for all children with intellectual disabilities -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
Increased federal special education funding and charged states with the task of creating full educational opportunities -
EAHCA amended as P.L. 94-142, Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA)
Addressed issues in court cases; funded efforts to find children with disabilities who were not in school; mandated that states follow the law in order to receive federal funding -
Amendment to PL-94-142
Included services to infants and young children -
Changed PL-94-142 to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Clarified the need for supports for students as they transition from high school to post school educational or vocational options -
1997 Amendment to IDEA
procedures for addressing discipline for students with disabilities; parent participation expanded; roles of general education teachers clarified -
Amendment to IDEA
strategies were specified to resolve disputes with parents
