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Vocational Rehabilitation Act
This act was the first US federal civil rights protection for individuals with disabilities. It defined handicapped persons and accommodations. . According to our text, "it significantly improved the opportunities for individuals with disabilities". -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
This act requires states to provide a free and appropriate education to children with disabilities, who are between the ages of 5 and 18. This act also mandated parent's rights to advocate for their child, and to dispute the school's decisions. This act provided federal funding for the education of students with disabilities. -
Education of the Handicapped Acts Amendment
This act was the first to address children with disabilities younger than 5 years of age. It extended free and appropriate public education to children with disabilities from the ages of 3 to 5 years of age. it also established early intervention services to children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. -
Individuals with Disabilites Education Act
This act added two new categories of disabilities, which were autism and traumatic brain injury. An important element of this act as that it added the right to bilingual education for students with disabilities. It also required schools to provide transition services to individuals with disabilities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 105-17)
This act allows schools to extend the use of the developmental delay category to student until the age of 9 years old. It also requires a general education teacher to be part of the IEP team. This act requires schools to provide services to students with disabilities, even if they are expelled. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act improves accountability for all students, including those with special needs. This act implemented early reading interventions. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Our text states that this act Allows districts to use a response-to-intervention (RTI) model for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability, and no longer requires that a child have a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability to qualify". It also eliminates use of short term objectives in an IEP. This act raised the standard for special education licensure.
