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Brown vs. Board of Education
This set the basis for future court rulings stating that children with disabilities cannot be excluded from school. (fournd in handout and in textbook) -
Mills vs. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
It ended up finding that all students with disabilities have a right to a free public education. This allowed all students the right to a free public education while not being subjected to fees and costs for their disabilities.
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Section 504
This event is important because it set the stage IDEA and ADA to take place. What really made it important was that it guaranteed civil rights to those with disabilities and it forced society to make accommodations for them.
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EAHCA (PL 94-142)
The importance of this event was that it secured a place for special education students. They were now guaranteed an education (free) in the least restrictive environment.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA is the renaming of the EAHCA. It also carries along the inclusion of Autism and traumatic brain injury as special education categories.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
The major importances were that it barred discrimination of many every day situations (transportation, employment, etc.), while it required a phased-in accessibility in schools (ramps, elevators, etc.).
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No Child Left Behind Act
It required that all students participate in state and district testing and to be 100% proficient in math and reading. This Act was to assure those with disabilities would receive a frre appropriate public education while assuring that their rights were protected too. It also assisted in helping the States and provide an education to the special ed. students.
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