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Brown vs. BOE of Topeka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
Allowed parents of students with disabilities to argue that they're children were not receiving an adequate education. -
Mainstreaming Begins
Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. At this time, the students were merely visitors in the general education classroom and were not being instructed. -
Section 504
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/section504/
This civil rights law protects those students who don't qualify for services under IDEA but they still have a disability. A 504 plan helps to provide accommodations such as extended time, small testing location, etc. for students in the academic setting. -
REI
Regular Education Initiative:
At this time, students were not making adequate academic progress, and students with moderate to severe needs were not being addressed and accommodations were not being made in the general education classrooms. -
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Inclusion Movement Begins
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Reauthorization of IDEA 1986
https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline
This law gave parents of children with disabilities more say in the development of their child's IEP. Services were also extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children three years of age. -
No Child Left Behind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
This law required students with mild disabilities to pass state level standards. -
IDEA of 2004
This law mandates accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities. The Improvement Act of 2004 amended the EAHCA of 1975, 1993, and 1986 as well as the IDEAs of 1990, 1992, and 1997. Students with disabilities are being educated more with non-disabled peers, being employed, and attending college. -
Present Day Inclusion
Students with mild disabilities are taught in the general education classroom most of the day. These disabilities include: Specific Learning Disorders, Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD), Other Health Impairments (OHI), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), Austism, Language and Communication Disorders and Mild Intellectual Disabilities.
