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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving adequate education -
Inclusion Movement / Mainstreaming students with disabilities
Around 1968 students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. At this time the students were only “visiting” the general education class and not really being instructed. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504: Protects those who do not qualify for services under IDEA but the students still have a disability -
Regular Education Initiative (REI)
Madeliene Will of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services suggested merging special and regular education into a unified system and returning children with learning problems to the regular education classroom, with appropriate support. The resources of both special education and regular education would be merged to provide all students with the benefits of regular education programming with the individualized instruction some children need some of the time. -
No Child Left Behind
Law stating students will mild disabilities must pass all state assessments like students without disabilities. Five core principles of NCLB:
-Strong accountability for results
-Expanded flexibility and local control of schools
-Emphasis on research based teaching methods
-Expanded options for parents
-Highly qualified teachers -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA was first passed in 1975 but it was called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Since then it has been undated. It has six main principles:
-Due process
-Equal protection
-Zero reject
-Free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
-Least restrictive environment (LRE)
-Nondiscriminatory assessment