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Integration
Students with disabilities no longer segregated from students without disabilities -
Mainstreamed
Students with disabilities mainstreamed with students without disabilities -
IDEA 1975
Individuals with Disabilities Act was passed. Established the 13 disability categories. Introduced process of mainstreaming. -
Board of Education vs. Rowley
Ruled that all special education students should not only be given free appropriate public education, but also appropriate services. -
inclusion began
Inclusion movement began in the mid 1980s. -
Extended services
Reauthorization of IDEA services were extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children aged 3. -
No Child Left Behind
NCLB required students with mild disabilities to be instructed using the state standards and tested with all state assessments. -
IDEA 2004
Allowed for more students to be educated with non-disabled peers.
Allowed more students with disabilities to be employed, and attend college.