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Fight for quality special education
This advocacy group was made up of parents whose children were marginalized since 1933. As times passed people decided to change the future for students. This led to multiple family associations being created. -
Lobbying encouraged laws to be passed for teacher trainings
These laws helped teachers get the training needed to help children who needed special education. This allowed teachers to learn skills that could help a wider range of students. Students with special needs were beginning to get a proper education. -
Laws were passed for funding special education
Laws were passed for granting funds for special education. This then became what's known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It is a grant program specifically for helping educate children who are handicapped. -
Court decisions giving state responsibility for special education and schooling for those in need in the 1970s
https://www.alleducationschools.com/blog/history-of-special-education/ After multiple bills began being passed to grant funds to special education students. The biggest push for special education happened when states were granted the power to administer funds and help special education students. This created a new era for special education. -
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Equal Educational Opportunities For Special Education Children
This began in the early 1970s. Before then over 4.5 million children were denied schooling due to having disabilities. Once this began many laws and legislations began forming adequate special education resources. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
https://www.access-board.gov/the-board/laws/rehabilitation-act-of-1973 This act prohibits the use of someone's disabilities as discrimination at the federal level. This created more opportunities and gave more power to those with disabilities. It was a federal law passed in 1973. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-89/pdf/STATUTE-89-Pg773.pdf This act allowed handicapped students access to public education. The act ensured that the students would gain a free meal a day at school. The public schools needed the make their building, classrooms, and learning spaces accessible to the handicapped students. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66g6TbJbs2g This act allows students with special needs to have access to the proper education that would best fit them. This granted more funds for special needs classrooms and curriculums. It created more ways to meet the needs of individual students. -
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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
This act put more accountability on the state to provide an appropriate education for students with special needs. They received government funding to ensure they could afford needed special resources. They implemented technology and loan programs. -
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IDEA update
http://www.ldonline.org/features/idea2004
IDEA is updated every 5 years to ensure that they are always caught up. The reason they do this is to give the LDA a chance to see how the new laws are working. Disability classifications continue to streamline to ensure politically correct terminology.
