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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (PL 89-10)
This legislation helps support families that come from low-income areas in order for them to have access to public and high-quality education. It also includes accommodations for families who have free or reduced lunch. Due to this Act, children that require more support can also partake in public education programs. -
PARC v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This lawsuit helped develop and create rights for all children who have disabilities, it provides them with the right to public education. It declares that anyone in a state institution must have access to the right to appropriate treatment. -
Mills v. Board of Education of D.C
This was a case that helped elaborate the work done by the PARC v. Pennsylvania case in regard to children with developmental disabilities. There were 7 children who were denied the ability to attend public schools due to having "physical, emotional, behavioral, or emotional disabilities." In this case, it was argued that institutions didn't have the financial means to support those types of students. The case, however, ruled that no child can be denied a public education due to disabilities. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act (VRA) (PL 93-112)
This piece of legislation helped define by law what a handicapped person is. It also helped define what appropriate education for all is. Due to this Act discrimination is prohibited against students who have disabilities enrolled under federally funded programs. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) (PL 94-142 B)
This Act is more often referred to as the "Mainstream Law." It requires institutions to provide a free and appropriate meal every day for any child who has a disability in the age group of 5 to 18 years old. It was the first to help defines a least restrictive environment for children. -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (EHAA) (PL 99-457)
The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (EHAA) were made to enforce that free and appropriate be provided to children in the 3 to 5 age group. It helps provide additional support and resources for early intervention programs from birth to the age of 2. -
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) (PL 103-336)
This piece of legislation prohibits people who have disabilities to be discriminated against within the private sector. It helps provide protection as well as equal opportunity for those individuals when it comes to public transportation, accommodations, public services, and or telecommunications. The Act also helped define what disabilities are including people who have AIDS.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PL 105-17)
This piece of legislation requires all students with disabilities to have the opportunity to have services even if they were expelled from school. Alongside these requirements teachers who are general ed to be a part of the school IEP. The program requires children with disabilities to be able to participate in state-wide testing. On the bright side for parents, it limits the conditions in which lawyers can collect different fees. -
Garret F. 526 U.S 66
In the case, Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. US Supreme Court ruled that local school districts must pay for personalized nursing to any child who needs continuous monitoring while on a ventilator and or any other type of routine care. Schools must give children all the tools for a child with disabilities to attend school as long as it does not require a licensed physician in place. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (PL 108-446)
This Act allows school districts to use the "response to intervention model," to decide if a child has SLD. It doesn't require them to have a difference when it comes to having qualifications for special education. It provided more federal funds for early intervention programs to help support and prohibit being disproportionately represented in terms of culture and linguistics for a child who needs special education.
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