Historical Timeline for Students with Exceptionalities

By ejbarnes24

  • PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    The state of Pennsylvania argued that they should not have to educate children that were deemed “uneducable and untrainable” by psychologists or who have not mentally reached the age of five (Forte, 2017, sec. 6). The attorney for P.A.R.C references the Brown vs. Board of Education case to argue that children cannot be denied a public education. P.A.R.C won the case and Pennsylvania was required to provide all exceptional students with an appropriate public education. (Forte, 2017)

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    This Act protects children with disabilities and advocates for their access to a free and adequate education. The IDEA protects children from birth to age 21 (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, n.d., para. 1).

  • Board of Education vs. Rowley

    A deaf child named Amy Rowley was excelling in school with the help of an FM hearing aid. Amy’s parents requested a sign-language interpreter for her classes and felt, under IDEA, this was an appropriate accommodation. The Board of Ed. argued that the child was successful with the hearing aid, and the interpreter was beyond requirement. The Board of Ed. won the case and clarified that schools are only required to provide a student with a necessary accommodation to ensure success. (Forte, 2017)

  • Timothy W. vs. Rochester, New Hampshire School District

    This case argued that all children, regardless of disability must be offered a public education and related services to assist them in their education. The school district argued that they could not provide education to the student due to sever disability. The district lost the case and it was explained that under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, students are to be provided with education in conjunction with the related services they require at school. (Forte, 2017)

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    This act does not allow for discrimination against people who have disabilities. These areas include employment, federal and local programs, and transportation (Department of Labor, n.d., para 1).