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Brown v. Board of Education
In this court case segregation was brought to an end in the schooling system. This court case laid the foundation for the 1975 federal law which is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA) (Antosh, Imparato 1). What this law required was that the school was required to give access to a public education for all children with disabilities and sometimes it was even free when appropriate. -
Mills v. Board of Education
This court case established the constitutional right for all children with a disability to be able to get a public education that matches their needs. This case helped pave the way for the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), which is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Mead 1). What this did for the classroom setting was it allowed for children with disabilities to get into proper classrooms based on their needs. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
This court case was the first suit in the country to overturn [the] Pennsylvania law and secure a quality education for all children for right-to-education purposes for people with disabilities (Two Penn Center 1). This specific case set the foundation for the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142). What this means is that children with a disability could get a proper education based on their specific needs. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This law was the first public law specifically aimed at protecting children ad adults against discrimination due to a disability (Bouck, Gargiulo 49). One main difference from IDEA that this law has is that it covers someones lifespan rather than the ages from 3-21. -
Lau v. Nichols
In this Supreme Court case, it discusses the maltreatment of bilingual students and how they did not get a fair chance when it came to their education. This case also required schools to offer English language programs to offer a better chance for those who had a hard time speaking and understanding English (Bouck, Gargiulo 41). -
IDEA Part A
This part lays out the basic foundation for the rest of the act and was first passed in 1975. This section defines some of the terms used within the act which is responsible for administering and carrying out the terms of IDEA (APA Part A). -
IDEA Part B
This part of the law explains the educational guidelines for students ages 3 to 21. It says that students are required under law to be educated no matter their disability (APA Part B). -
Agostini v. Felton
This court case forced a 180 on a long standing rule that prohibited the delivery of publicly funded educational services to students enrolled in private schools. What this means is that special educators can now provide services to children enrolled in parochial (church) schools (Bouck, Gargiulo 42). -
IDEA Part C
This part identifies the needs of newly born children when talking about disabilities. This part also focuses on the services and where the funding will come from for these newly born children, ages birth to two years of age (APA Part C). -
IDEA Part D
This part explains the national activities to be set in motion to further improve the education of children with disabilities. A couple of activities include grants to improve the education and transitional services provided to students with disabilities.Lastly, this part provides resources to help with the programs and activities (APA Part D).
