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Public Welfare vs. Haas
Department of Public Welfare vs. Haas Supreme Court of Illinois maintained that the state's compulsory education laws did not require "free public education for the 'feeble-minded' or to no children who were 'mentally deficient' and who, because of limited intelligence, were unable to reap the benefits of a good education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4okt6u6OEkg Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes state-run programs for eligible schools and districts eager to raise the academic achievement of struggling learners and address the complex challenges that arise for students who live with disability, mobility problems, learning difficulties, poverty, or transience, or who need to learn English -
NICHCY
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) is a national information and referral center. NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. -
(PARC) v. Commonwealth
(PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Challenged the constitutionality of excluding individuals with mental retardation from public education and training. The state was not allowed to “deny to any mentally retarded child access to a free public program of education and training. -
Mills v. Board of Education
Another case in which handicapped children had been excluded from public schools. Similar to the PARC case, this suit required the state to provide “adequate alternative education services” as well as “prior hearing and periodic review of the child’s status, progress, and the adequacy of any educational alternative” (348 F. Supp., at 878). -
P.L. 94-142
This legislation, designed to ensure that all children with disabilities receive an appropriate education through special education and related services, was originally referred to as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, and later reauthorized and expanded as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. -
Office of Special Education Programs
Founded in 1979, The Office of Special Education Programs is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts. OSEP sets to protect the educational rights of children with disabilities from age three through twenty-one. Supervised by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Education through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services -
Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education
Plaintiffs in this action, a handicapped boy and his parents, urged that a local school district failed to comply with the Education of the Handicapped Act. Specifically, they maintain that a school district's refusal to place the child in a class with non handicapped students violates the Act. It was determined that students with disabilities have a right to be included in both academic and extracurricular programs of general education. -
Individuals w/ Disabilities Education Act
Least Restrictive Environment is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA says that children who receive special education should learn in the least restrictive environment. Required that each student have, no later than age 16, an individual transition plan (ITP) as part of his or her IEP. The plan allows for a coordinated set of activities and interagency linkages. Added the identification of autism and traumatic brain injury as distinct disability categories. -
Florida Inclusion Network
https://www.floridainclusionnetwork.com/ The Florida Inclusion Network (FIN) collaborates with all districts and schools to provide customized services and supports ensuring all students with disabilities have the same educational, social, and future opportunities as their peers. -
NCSECS
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (“the Center”) is a young national nonprofit organization committed to ensuring that students with disabilities can access and thrive in charter schools. The Center provides research, policy analysis, coalition building, and technical assistance to a variety of stakeholders across the nation. We work hard, we have a good time, and we care about doing what is best for kids. -
Carpe Diem Academy
The philosophy and vision of Carpe Diem Academy focuses on the needs of the WHOLE child. It addresses the cognitive, physical, medical, social and emotional needs of the child. Carpe Diem recognizes that children with developmental disabilities can benefit from a comprehensive approach that combines therapeutic interventions, and integrates technology to promote and enhance the learning environment and the child’s independence. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA allows some funding sources to be merged, or "braided," to support programs that improve student learning. A very simple example, given in more detail on page 8, suggests braiding multiple funds to help students who are not meeting standard for their grade in English language arts. Title I, Part A of ESSA;
Individuals with Disabilities Act, Part B CEIS;
Learning Assistance Program (a state program that provides funds to help students meet standard); and
Title II, Part A
