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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Acted as a foundation for future special education law, as it established separate facilities as being unequal. -
PL 85-926 (NDEA)
Provided funds for training professionals working with students with mental retardation. Expanded in 1961 and 1963 to include more disabilities. -
PL 89-10 (ESEA)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Provided for direct services to selected populations, especially in areas of low socioeconomic status. It remains the primary vehicle for federal support of education to this day. -
PL 89-313 (Title I)
Title I "Programs for the Handicapped" - gave states grant assistance for educating children with disabilities in state schools. An amendment to ESEA. -
PL 93-112 (Section 504)
Amendment of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities. Applies to programs which receive federal funding. -
PL 94-142 (EHA)
Education for all Handicapped Children Act. Introduced in 1971, signed into law 1975. At the heart of the law were the following principles: free and appropriate education regardless of the severity of the handicap, protection of the rights of children with disabilities and their parents in educational decision making, individualized education program, least restrictive environment, and appropriate evaluation. -
PL 101-336 (ADA)
Americans with Disabilities Act. Provides equal opportunities for people with disabilities. Prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities with regard to education, jobs, housing, and access to facilities. -
PL 101-476 (IDEA)
Amended EHA with inclusion of people first language for disabilities, added to list of disabilities, and required transition services from secondary schools to the workforce. -
PL 107-110 (NCLB)
reauthorized ESEA, with a focus on the achievement gap and closing it. Included provisions for "highly qualified" teachers and testing and accountability -
PL 114-95 (ESSA)
Every Student Succeeds Act. Re-authorization of ESEA/replaces NCLB. Provides states more flexibility in defining disabilities, new grants for Special Education centers, almost all students required to take state assessments for accountability.
