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Brown v Board of Education
A case in which the courts declare that the segregation of whites and blacks in public schools to be unconstitutional. -
PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A case in which the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for allowing public schools to refuse children with disabilities free education in general education schools. -
Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia
A case that declared that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free education even if the family is unable to pay for it. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
An American legislation that protects citizens with a disability from discrimination. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
An act signed by President Gerald Ford, that required all public schools to ensure at least one free meal a day to all students with a disability. They were to also evaluate children with a disability and make an educational plan with the parents input. -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act
Signed by President Reagan, a law that gave the parents of the children with disabilities more say in the development of the child's IEP. -
Changes are made to the Education for all Handicapped Children's Act
Traumatic brain injury and autism were now considered a disability. Also the children's IEP must be developed to help the child transition to post-secondary life. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
An act that prohibits discrimination towards a citizen with a disability. Also ensures public accommodations to citizens with disabilities and ensure employers make reasonable accommodations to employees with a disability. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Signed by George H.W. Bush, an act that ensures that students with a disability will recieve Free Appropriate Public Education that fits the child's individual needs. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
An act signed by Barack Obama, that ensures all students will succeed. This law replaced the NCLB act of 2002.
