Special Education Timeline Assignment

By Ayleen10

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Federal district court decided that segregation in public education was not equal ending segregation.

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    Guarantees civil rights for people with disabilities in the content of federally funded institutions and requires accommodations in schools including participation in programs and activities as well as access to buildings.

  • FERPA in Action

    Affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records.

  • PL 94-142

    A free appropriate public education, suited to the students individual needs, and offered in the least restrictive setting be provided for all “handicapped” children.

  • Board of Ed. of HHCD v. Rowley

    Landmark case designed the Rowley Two-Part year in determining whether or not FAPE is being met according to the students IEP.

  • ADA

    A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation and all public and private places. It is to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.

  • IDEA

    American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs.

  • No Child Left Behind law

    This law calls for all students to be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014. Providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education.

  • IDEA Reauthorized

    Modifications in the IEP process and procedural safeguards, increased authority for school personnel in special education placement decisions, and alignment of IDEA with the No Child Left Behind Act. The reauthorization also requires school districts to use the RTI approach as a means for the early identification of students at risk for special learning disabilities.