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Association of Children with Learning Disabilities
A group of parents met because they were concerned that there was not a service for their kids with special needs. They formed the ACLD which started as volunteers. They continued to grow and they eventually became a national organization. -
Rehabilitation act of 1973
This act made it to where it expanded special federal responsibilities to people with disabilities or a special need. Specific areas this act effected were the department of health, department of education, department of welfare. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This required that all public schools must require an equal access to education to any student with a disability or a special need. -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457)
This extended the "Education of the Handicapped Act" to toddlers and infants. Making it to where families were able to receive an education for their children at a younger age. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This act prohibited any discrimination towards a person with a disability. Not only effecting adults with disabilities, but students with disabilities as well. -
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990
This amended the "Education of the
Handicapped Act" to where their education was tailored to their individual needs. It also changed the name to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 105-117)
They went back in 1997 to improve and reauthorize the act from 1990. They found that all needs were being met which lead to them improving the act, in hopes that all needs would be met. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This made it to where they had to set higher standards and goals for students with special needs. They did this in hope they would improve individual education for students. -
IDEA Reauthorized
This required services for students who had not been identified with a disability, but needed additional help to succeed in the classroom. -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Although the main purpose of this act was for people with disabilities, it required more funding for people and students with special needs.