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Founded by two sets of parents and the first group to bring media attention to the needs of this group of children.
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First organization to call attention to the connection between lead-based paint and intellectual disabilities in children. Also argued for the potential of children and their access to education and jobs.
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Unlawful to discriminate any group of people. Laying the ground work for inclusivity and integration in education that would be applied later to people with disabilities.
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Founded by parents who ignored their physician's advice to institutionalize their daughter. Organized educational and recreational programs for those with Downs Syndrome as well as provides support for families.
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Mandates high academic standards that all students must meet as well as establishes alternative assessments for students with significant disabilities but they must still be in line with the standards.
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Must not refuse to educate students with intellectual disabilities and that a free public education must be provided to all students.
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This section prevents discrimination against all individuals with disabilities in programs that receive federal funds. Ensures equal opportunity for participation in the full range of school activities.
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Describes categories of disabilities and how to identify students who are eligible for special education and aid as well as laying out parental rights.
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Introduces the core elements of Individualized Education Program at the federal level.
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Special education services must provide an appropriate education, the law does not require optimum services.
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IQ tests can not be used to determine whether African American students have intellectual disabilities or any other disability due to their cultural and racial bias.
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Appropriate placement depends on whether a student can be satisfactorily educated in the general education setting with supports and if the student is included to the maximum extent in which the general education is not successful.
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Protects all individuals with disabilities from discrimination, and it requires most employers, whether in the public or private sector to make reasonable accommodations for them. This law also ensures accessibility of public spaces and utilities for people with disabilities.
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Interventions, strategies, techniques, policies and programs should be grounded in demonstrated research and shown to be effective.
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Mr. Withers was found to be personally liable after not making the appropriate accommodations for a student with a learning disability. Establishing teacher's responsibility for accommodations.
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School districts must make available in the general education setting a full range of supports and services in order to accommodate students with disabilities. Learning different does not exclude a student from general education classrooms.
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Access to the general curriculum as well as being involved and progress in it gets added as a specific requirement to special education law.
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A way to measure for an intellectual disability that is separate from tests. Essentially if aid is provided it and it helps then there is no need for special education. If the aid does not help no matter the length than student may have a learning disability.
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The burden of proof in any disagreement about a student's individualized education program lies with the party bringing the suit.
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School districts must educate students so that they have ambitious goals and make meaningful educational progress. The bare minimum is not enough.