Special Education History Timeline

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  • Mills vs. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

    Children with disabilities have a right to a free public education.

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    People with disabilities can not be discriminated against, and accomodations must be made available in both schools and society.

  • The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

    Educational agencies must be held accountable for providing children with educational services.

  • Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson School District (FAPE)

    School districs must provide the servies a student with disabilities needs to attend school.

  • Honig vs. Doe

    If a child's misbehavior can be linked to their disability, they're not allowed to be denied education.

  • American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    The ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination in the workplace, transportation, and access to state programs.

  • Doe vs. Withers (FAPE)

    Teahcers must implicate the accommodations of a student's IEP.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

    The reauthorized IDEA mandated that all students with disabilities must take district tests with accommodations or alternate testing.

  • Rosa's Law

    This law changed the term mental retardation to intellectual diabilities, which shifted the stereotype on those with disabilities.

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

    This act required that all students be taught to succeed in life after grade school, and it required assessments that measured progress.