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Brown vs Broad of Education Topeka
Facilitated parents of students with disabilities to contend their child(ren)s were not receiving adequate education. -
Segregation
Students with disabilities were segregated from students without disabilities. -
End of Segregation
Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. -
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits the discrimination of an individual based upon disability. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Amendments were made to the Act. -
Inclusion Movement
By the mid 1980s, the inclusion movement began. -
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming refers to integrating students with disabilities into regular classroom. -
Reauthroization of IDEA Services
Under the Reauthorization of IDEA services were extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children. -
No Child Left Behind
This law was the one responsible for the idea of all students being help to a higher standard. This meant that students with mild disabilities must pass all state assessments like student without disabilities.