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Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of public schools is unconstitutional. -
Captions Film Act of 1958
Put captions in movies for people who are hard of hearing or deaf. -
Training of Professional Personel of 1959
It helped trained learders to teach children with mental retardation. -
Teachers of the Deaf Act of 1961
Trained instuctional personal for children that are deaf or hard of hearing. -
Mills vs. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Established the responisibilites of states and localities to educate children with disabilities. -
Section 504
Section 504 is a national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. -
FERPA
Allowed parents to have access to all personal information used by the schools regarding their child. -
Education of all Handicapped children act
It act that allows all school districts to education students with disabilities. -
Rowley Court Case
Provide federal money to asssit in educating handicapped children. -
Tatro Court Case
First attempt to distinguish the difference between school health services and medical services -
Honig Court Case
In order for states to recieve financial assistance they need to provide free appropriate public education for all disabled children including those with serious emotional disturbances. -
Oberti Court Case
Court case that settled the difference between inclusive student education compared to the general classroom. -
ADA
ADA (American's with Disabilities Act) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilites in employment, transportation, public accommidation, communications and governmental activites. -
No Student Left Behind
Calling for all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. -
IDEA 2004
IDEA is to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free, appropriate public education.