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History in Special Education
Important events that shaped Special Education -
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
AAIDD -
History in Special Education
Important events that shaped Special Education
Brown vs. Board of Education -
Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC)
The court ruled that the state could not deny an individual's right to equal access to education based on an intellectual or developmental disability status. https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/pennsylvania-association-retarded-citizens-parc-v-commonwealth-pennsylvania- -
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia (Mills)
Resulted from children who were denied placement in a public school because
of any mental, behavioral, physical or emotional disabilities. https://kidstogether.org/mills/ -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley
The Education of the Handicapped Act (Act) provides federal money to assist state and local agencies in educating handicapped children. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/458/176/ -
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
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Rosa's Law
President Barack Obama signed “Rosa’s Law” which changed “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” in US federal law.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2781 -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESEA good news for our nation's schools.
https://www.ed.gov/essa
