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Council for exceptional children
This council is the first advocacy group for children with disabilties. The CEC is one of the largest advocacy groups for special education. The main goal of this group is to ensure students with disabilties receive FAPE. -
Brown V. Board of Education
This determined that segregation on the basis of race violated equal educational opportunity. The Brown decision led the way to a growing understanding that all people, regardless of race, gender, or disability, have a right to a public education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siiQelPHbQ -
Elementary and Secondary Education act
ESEA offered new grants to districts serving low-income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, created special education centers, and created scholarships for low-income college students. Although this act did not make it a law to educate students with special needs it gave schools grants so they could put into place programs to educate students with special needs. -
In the Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
The court ruled that students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for the cost of the education. This law includes all students with mental and learning learning disabilities as well behavioral issues. -
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act protects students of special needs and disabilities from discrimination. This is considered the first law given to students of special needs. This includes FAPE and LRE. -
Least Restrictive Environment act
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) means that with a student's IEP, they must also be in as many regular education classes as possible. This ensures that the student has social experiences. In LRE classrooms paras and aids are usually required. -
Handicapped Children's protection Act
Signed by Ronald Regan the Handicapped Children's Protection Act was a law that gave parents of children with disabilities more say in the development of their child's Individual Education Plan (IEP) -
Americans with Disabilities act
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The act promises people with special needs will have the same rights as everybody else. This includes both school and work. This act also stated that people with special needs cannot be discriminated against in schools, the workplace, and everyday society such as public transportation. -
IDEA
The individuals with disabilities Education Act was also signed into law by George W. Bush. This law includes 6 pillars: FAPE, LRE, IEP, evaluation, parent/student participation, and all now procedural safeguards for participants. This law also has 4 American sections. -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This law states that all students should be proficient in math and reading by 2014. It ensures that students with disabilities receive a High-Quality Education. It redefines the federal role in K-12 education and will help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged, disabled and minority students and their peers.
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
