-
Brown v. Board of Education
Ended "seperate but equal" schools for black and white. Case used as a precendent for children with disabilities cannot be excluded from public education -
Period: to
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 1975-1997
Provided educational benefits and other opportunites for children with disabilities. -
Public Law 94-142 "Bill of Rights"
"Bill of Rights" which assured all handicapped children have free public education, their rights were protected. -
Public Law 99-457
1992-1993 school year all states mandated free and approproate public education for all children with disabilities from the ages of 3-5. -
Public Law 101-476
renamed PL 94-142 to IDEA. Within the law children was replaced with individual and handicapped changed to with disabilities. -
Public Law 101-336 Americans with Disabilities Act
Forbids discrimination against persons with disabilities in both public and private settings. -
Public Law 105-17 IDEA Act Amendments of 1997
restructures IDEA into 4 parts and other changes ranging from how to discipline disability students to how IEP's are developed. Big points are; IEP's are required to stay how the student will be involved in the general ed. curriculum. -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Went into effective January 8, 2008. Stating all students, including students in special education, are expected to be proficiency in math, reading, and science. -
IDEA Improvement Act of 2004
Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. -
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008
Revised the definition of a disability.