Review of Inclusion Timeline

By ShannonSmith1

  • Brown Vs Board of Ed.

    Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.

  • Inclusion Movement

    Every child given equal opportunity to learn despite having disabilities.

  • Section 504

    Civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of the non-disabled are met.

  • EAHCA (Education for All Handicapped Children Act)

    This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities.

  • REI (Regular Education Initiative)

    Taking out the limitations of IDEA by eliminating separate special education programs and creating one system of general education.

  • ADA (Americans with Disabilities)

    Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.

  • NCLB (No Child Left Behind)

    The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved

  • Improved IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

    A four-part piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education.