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Mainstreaming
In the decades of the 70's and 80's students with mild disabilities were sent with hire rates of occurrence into regular classrooms. -
Rehabilitation Act
This act declared that a person with disabilities will not be excluded or rejected from any benefits that deals with receiving federal financial assistance. https://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/resources/1/Principal/2008/N-Oweb2.pdf -
EHA: Education for all Handicapped Children Act
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-89/pdf/STATUTE-89-Pg773.pdf At the time there was 8 million handicapped children in the United States most which did not receive the education they needed. Many of the kids not being part of the public school system had to find services outside of the system. -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central school district vs. Rowley
Was the first special education case in the supreme court. The Supreme court ruled that qualifying students were to have access to special education programs in public schools. -
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This act was created to prepare students to succeed in their transitional stages that would then take them to adulthood.
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Americans with Disabilities act
This act was a civil rights law that negated under any situation any discrimination based on an individuals disability. -
IDEA re-authorization of 1997
With the revisions done from the previous act the emphasis of the resubmit was with the focus on the students outcomes. An Emphasis on school-to-work. -
No Child Left Behind
The NCLB act made schools more responsible to providing more special education resources. This act allowed more technology assistance and loan programs to be developed in regards to aid towards schools. -
All the way up
Reports to congress informed that 95 percent of handicapped students are being taught at local general education schools. -
Obama makes changes to No Child left Behind
President Obama makes changes to the NCLB act giving 10 states to have flexibility to raise it's standards. Standards and accountability are the main focus for the president. Not lowering standards for students is a key. https://youtu.be/K3ymiMifLb8
