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Special Education Law Timeline

By emilyboatwright
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    Breakthroughs in Special Education Law

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was signed in 1973 to prohibit discrimination against students with disabilities. This act requires students with disabilities to be given equal access to educational services, such as accommodations.
  • Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA)

    Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA)

    FERPA allows parents or legal guardians the right to access their children's educational records.
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142*)

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142*)

    This act supported schools by protecting the rights of all students. It was reauthorized in 1990 and changed its name to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
  • Hudson v. Rowley

    Hudson v. Rowley

    This U.S. Supreme Court case regarding PL 94-142 involved Amy Rowley, a student who was deaf. The court ruled that appropriate education does not necessarily mean education that will produce the maximum possible achievement.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    This act ensures that all students can access Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Students with disabilities are supported by receiving an Individual Education Program (IEP) and placed in the least restrictive environment (LEP).
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    This law requires public accommodations, including schools, for all people with disabilities. These accommodations include wheelchair-accessible ramps, accessible parking spaces, and larger accessible bathroom stalls.
  • The Assistive Technology Act

    The Assistive Technology Act

    This law provides funding for technology to support students with disabilities in getting equal educational opportunities. Many devices qualify under this act, such as large-format computer keyboards, voice recognition, hearing aids, and medical equipment.
  • No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001

    No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001

    This act attempts to improve the academic performance of all students by requiring highly qualified teachers and all students, including those with disabilities, to take standardized tests of academic achievement.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

    The IDEA was reauthorized in 2004 as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). This reauthorization ensured identification, FAPE, due process, parent/guardian consultation, LRE, IEP, nondiscriminatory evaluation, confidentiality, and personnel development.
  • Endrew F. v Douglas County School District

    Endrew F. v Douglas County School District

    This U.S. Supreme Court case challenged the benefit of Endrew F.'s IEP. The Court decided that IDEA requires an educational program to enable students to make progress and provide "more than de minimus."