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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.
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Act that provided funding to states to assist them in creating and improving programs and services
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Assessments administered to Spanish speaking children must be formatted in their native language
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Guaranteed education for all children with intellectual disabilities
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Increased federal special education funding and charged states with the task of creating full educational opportunities
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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
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Included services to infants and young children
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Clarified the need for supports for students as they transition from high school to post school educational or vocational options
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procedures for addressing discipline for students with disabilities; parent participation expanded; roles of general education teachers clarified
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strategies were specified to resolve disputes with parents
