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Brown vs. Board of Education
Schools were no longer able to discriminate based on a person's disability -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Was enacted by Lyndon B Johnson as part of the "War on Poverty" and called for equal education for all students, and for federal funding for families impacted by poverty -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylyvania
Courts ruled that Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was required to provide free and appropriate education to all students, educate students with a disability in a general education classroom as much as possible, put in protections for the parents if schools do not meet the courts order -
Mills v. Washington
Courts ruled thatWashington was required to provide free and appropriate education to all students, educate students with a disability in a general education classroom as much as possible, put in protections for the parents if schools do not meet the court's order -
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Parents have access to schools records for their child and cannot disclose information about the student without parents permission. -
Education for All Handicapped Students Act
The predecessor of IDEA
The purpose was to open up all schools to students with disabilities and those students benefit from the education. It gave parents the power to seek methods to enable their child's sucess -
Handicapped Children's Protection Act
This law gave parents more say in the planning and development of IEP -
American Disabilities Act
ADA prohibits the discrimination of individuals with disabilities in all public areas including schools. The purpose was to ensure that all infividuals shared the same rights and oppurtunities -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was to help close the gaps in education from students who are disadvantaged to provide a fair education for all -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
EHA was renamed IDEA and was then reauthorized in 2004. With the reauthorization, children from ages 3-6 were added. Infants and toddlers were now seen to have needs different from older children, and provide different services .
