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Willowbrooke State School
Fisrt state supported instituiton for individuals with dissablilities. The instituiton was wildly over populated and had extremely poor conditions. -
Brown vs Board of Edcuation
Segration in schools was made illegal. All poeple have a right to a publice education no matter race, gender, or disability. -
JFKs Bill becomes law.
Granted 265 million in federal aid to "Mental Readartions Facilities -
Mental Retardation Facilities construciton Act
This was again ferderal support brought through JFK to create, Mental Retardation research centers, -
The Civil Rights Act
Outlawed forms of discrimination, against African Americans and women. Equal rights for all! -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments
Gave Grants to institutions and schools to develop education program dedicated to students with disabilities. -
PARC V The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Free approriate edcuation paide for the the state for individuals with dissablities up to the age of 21. -
The Family Educational Rights Act
Parents are allowed to have access to informations collected about their child. -
The Education For all Handicapped Children Act
Mandate a free appropriate education for all children with dissablities. Also mandated that students with disabilities have IEPs. Is now called IDEA. -
ADA
Civil rights that prohibits and descrimination based on disabilitiy. -
The Individuals with Dissabilities Education Act Amendment
Reathourization of IDEA. Requires that specail education students be tsted as any other student, using the same assessement or an alternative. -
No Child Left Behind
Students must be assessed for yearly progress, and are to be proficient in math and reading by 2014. -
IDEA Reinactment/ Improvement Act
Creates more of an outcome based process. Setting students and parents up with services to help the student before, during, and after their time at school. Special Education teachers must be qualified in core subject.
