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Council for Exceptional Children
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) recognized the crucial role of standards in defining and promoting special education as a profession. They established professional standards as a primary aim of the organization. https://exceptionalchildren.org/ -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The ESEA displayed a long-term commitment for all students to have equal access to opportunities. The act also addressed the difficulties that arose from children living with disability, mobility problems, learning difficulties, poverty, and transience. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, otherwise known as Public Law 94-142. All states that accepted money from the federal government were required to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities, in addition to providing them with one free meal per day. -
The Learning Disabilities Foundation
The Learning Disabilities Foundation dedicated to providing funds for research and education and the promotion of public awareness of both children and adults with learning disabilities. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide support for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, and for the accurate identification, ongoing evaluation and complete education of, and services for, children and adults with learning disabilities. -
Public Law 101-476
Public Law 101-476 called for significant changes to Public Law 94-142, or the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Traumatic brain injury and autism were added as new disability categories. Additionally, Congress mandated that as a part of a student’s IEP, an individual transition plan, or ITP, must be developed to help the student transition to post-secondary life. -
IDEA
The Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. President Clinton reauthorized IDEA with several key amendments that emphasized providing all students with access to the same curriculum, additionally, states were given the authority to expand the “developmental delay” from five years of age to nine years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66g6TbJbs2g&ab_channel=TeachingsinEducation -
American Disability Act
Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities. The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability just as other civil rights laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. The ADA guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to enjoy employment opportunities, purchase goods and services, and participate in state and local government programs. -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) significantly increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all students. And it put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children -
The Assistive Technology Act
The Tech Act is intended to promote people’s awareness of, and access to, assistive technology (AT) devices and services. The Act seeks to provide AT to persons with disabilities, so they can more fully participate in education, employment, and daily activities on a level playing field with other members of their communities. The Act covers people with disabilities of all ages, all disabilities, in all environments. -
IDEA 2004
To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are nondisabled. Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. -
L.H. v. Hamilton County Department of Education
L.H. v. Hamilton County Department of Education. L.H was a boy who's IEP team attempted to change his education setting from the general education setting, to a restrictive one. His parents brought a court appeal for IDEA violations.