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Brown v. Board of Education
Law that identified that separate was not equal for blacks and whites and banned segregated schools. This was a law that provided constitutional protection for minority groups and eventually later it would extend those protections to people with disabilities. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Act signed by Lyndon B. Johnson that provided funds for public schools. Funds were to be used for instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, professional development, and promotion of parental involvement. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This was a class action lawsuit that the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children brought against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Federal court. This PARC argued that students with disabilities were not being treated fairly and being supported with public education. It mandated that children aged between 6 and 21 with disabilities be provided with a free public education and that they be educated in a program that was most like the programs for nondisabled children. -
Mills v. Board of Education
Seven families who had children with disabilities brought a class action lawsuit against the District of Colombia's department of education. The result of the case mandated that the board of education provide all students with publicly supported education and it also put into place safeguards outlining due process procedures. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Seen as the first disability civil rights law. It prohibits discrimination against people who have disabilities in entities that receive any federal funding. It mandates that entities must assurances of compliance, take corrective action if violations are found, make accommodations for individuals with disabilities that are comparable to services provided to people who are nondisabled. This is where the name for the 504 plan comes from. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
Required all public schools receiving federal funding to provide students with disabilities equal access to education. It also said that an educational plan be put in place with parental input that would be most closely aligned to the educational experience received by non-disabled students. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits the discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Provides individuals with disabilities protections in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Reauthorized EHCA and it mandates that students with disabilities are provided Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). The four parts of the law include: Part A which provides an overview of the intent of the law, Part B which identifies categories of eligibility and rights to services for students ages 3-21, Part C provides direction for students with disabilities from birth to age 2, and Part D identifies national support programs. IEP and IFSP's were a result of this act. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Amended version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It included provisions of Title I in the ESEA that applied to disadvantaged students and it supported standards-based education, thus requiring all states to develop assessments to test basic skills and knowledge of students. It was also mandated that in order for school districts to receive federal funding they had to administer these assessments to all students. Later became Every Child Succeeds Act in 2015. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
Additions to the IDEA were made and therefore the name was changed. These additions were created to be more closely aligned with the No Child Left Behind Act. Implemented provisions to the discipline of children with disabilities and it made revisions to the requirements in evaluations of children with disabilities.
