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Training of Professional Personnel Act of 1959
This act allowed money from education grants to go towards training for school admin and teachers of children with disabilities. -
Teachers of the Deaf Act of 1961
This act provided training for teachers who work with deaf or hard of hearing students. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA 1965)
This law provided federal funding to low-income schools to increase equality in education nationwide. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments of 1966
This amendment added Title VI- Aid to Handicapped Children. This was the first Federal grant program for educating children with disabilities at local schools. -
Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act of 1968
This act funded early education programs and preschools for children with disabilities. -
Pennsylvania Assocation for Retarded Citizens v. Commonwealth
First right to education lawsuit in the country, won the suit and secured quality education for all children, including those with disabilities whom could previously be denied an education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This law signed by President Gerald Ford guaranteed access to a free appropriate public education designed to meet their needs. Assure the rights of the children and their parents are protected. Assisting States and localities to provide education to all children with disabilities. Assessments of children with disabilities to assure effectiveness of educating children with disabilities. -
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Individual with Disabilities Act-IDEA
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act Amendments of 1986
This amendment required states to provide services to families of disabled children from birth, previously not available until the child turned 3. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990
In Oct of 1990 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act became, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It added traumatic brain injury and autism as new disabilities. Congress required that in a student's IEP they must include an individual transition plan (ITP) to help students transition to life after public education ends. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
This act wanted to improve the results for children with disabilities and their families, they wanted them to have access to the general education curriculum. -
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
This act required states to administer yearly tests to gauge reading and math skills of public-school students. The goal was to raise all students to proficient or higher by 2014. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
This revision to the IDEA aligned it more closely with No Child Left Behind Act. There was greater accountability and improved educational outcomes and higher standards for special education teachers.