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Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech is a national nonprofit organization that was formerly known as Clarke School for the Deaf. This school specializes in educating children who are deaf or hard of hearing using listening and spoken language through the assistance of hearing technology such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. -
Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HMS)
Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HMS is the first Public School class for children with hearing impairments opened in Boston it provides education for Deaf and hard of hearing students. The school serves students from ages three to 22. -
The ARC
The ARC is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The ARC of the United States is located in Washington D.C. parents of people with developmental disabilities were the one that founded this organization. https://thearc.org -
Mills vs D.C Board of Education
Mills vs D.C Board of Education was a class-action lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia. The students included in the lawsuit were students that had behavior problems or were mentally challenged that were excluded from school and denied an education. The court ruled that students with disabilities must be given allowed to have public education even if they were unable to pay for education. -
Rehabilitation Act
Rehabilitation Act is a federal law that prohibits discrimination in federal agencies of people with disabilities. -
Education for all handicapped children act (EHA)
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) is a law that provides students with disabilities Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. the main purpose of this law is to give the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability. -
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Center for Learning Disabilities the National Center for Learning Disabilities helps children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities to succeed in school, work, and life. This organization grew from being a foundation to a nonprofit in 1989. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnTqU_6gHKWGlg5TX7JimQ -
Individuals with disability (IDEA
Individuals with disabilities (IDEA) formerly known as EHA is a law that provides students with disabilities Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. the main purpose of this law is to give the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability -
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act is an act that prohibits discrimination against any individual with disabilities. The main reason for this law is to protect any discrimination against anyone with a disability. -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind was a law that provided all students the ability of a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.
