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Brown v. Board of Education
This court case was a landmark for the United States Supreme Court case where the court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This case led the way to understand that all people, regardless of race, gender, or disability, have a right to public education. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty". ESEA is an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education. The Funds are authorized for professional development, instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, and the promotion of parental involvement. It also provided additional money to help state-operated schools devoted to education for children with disabilities. -
Medicare and Medicaid Bill
President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Bill (Title XVIII and Title XIV of the Social Security Act) that provided health care funding for people with disabilities. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, claiming that the state had prevented due process and denied the rights of mentally disabled children through their education laws. -
Mills v. Board of Education
A class action suit was filed in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia.It was filed against the District of Columbia's board of education on behalf of all out-of-school students with disabilities. There were 7 children who represented 18,000 students who were denied or excluded from public education. It was then mandated that all children with disabilities be subject to the equal opportunity to a public education. -
Rehabilitation Act- Section 504
Section 504 is a civil rights law requiring equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities to receive program benefits and services. The statute protects individuals from discrimination. -
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Is a federal privacy law that gives parents certain protections with regard to their children's education records, such as report cards, transcripts, disciplinary records, contact and family information, and class schedules. Law signed on August 21, 1974, and effective on November 19, 1974 -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Students were also to receive an education in a "Least Restrictive Environment". Individualized Education Program (IEP) was the centerpiece of EAHCA. This is also the predecessor of the IDEA law. Serves students ages 6-18. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act was a law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. The purpose was to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. -
IDEA LAW
EAHCA was reauthorized to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Expanded to serve students ages 6-21. -
IDEA Reauthorization
Provides major retooling and expansion of service for students with disabilities and their families. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It was a major education reform that required students to be tested in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school. -
IDEA Reauthorized to Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Modified the IEP process in addition to changes affecting school discipline, due process, and evaluations of students with disabilities. -
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)
Significant changes were made to the definition of "disabilities". These changes effected Titles I,II,III. -
Rosa's law
Removes the term mental retardation and mentally retarded from federal education, and labor statues. The preferred term is now intellectual disability. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
This law replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. ESSA leaves significantly more control to the states and districts in determining the standards students are held to.
