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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Separation is not equal -
Lyndon B. Johnson signs ESEA into Law
Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act which called for equal access for all student -
ESEA Amendment
Congress amended ESEA to include grant programs that would help schools create or expand special education programs. -
Education of the Handicapped Act
This act encouraged states to develop education programs for individuals with disabilities. -
PARC v. Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children called for students with disabilities to be place in public schools that meet the needs of individual students. -
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
This ruling made it unlawful to deny access to public education due to "exceptionalities" -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This was the first disability civil rights law. It prohibited discrimination of individuals with disabilities. -
Public Law No. 94-142
Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act that required all federally funded schools to provide access to public education for students with disabilities. This ensures a free, appropriate public education for all children with disabilities. -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act
Ronald Reagan signed the Handicapped Children's Protection Act, which gave parents more rights in regards to being involved with their child's IEP. -
IDEA Emerges
Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act -
1997 IDEA Amendment
This amendment to IDEA pushed for the use of the IEP as the main tool for educational planning and promoted parents' roles in the IEP process. -
No Child Left Behind
All students held to the same standards and ensures exposure for students with disabilities to the general education classroom. -
IDEA 2004 Amendment
This amendment aligned with the No Child Left Behind Act and called for earlier intervention.