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Brown v. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that the defendants in the case (Topeka, Kansas and state education agencies in Delaware, South Carolina and Virginia school boards) desegregate by race with all deliberate speed. This led to the decision that all people regardless of race, gender and disability have the right to public education. (Turnbull, Turnbull, Wehmeyer, & Shogren, 2015) -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
According to Wikipedia, as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" the passage of ESEA helped set aside federal funds for public education. In 1966 the act was amended as Aid to Handicapped Children to set aside funds specifically for students with disabilities. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act) -
Diana vs. State Board of Education
An agreement was made between the State Board of Education and families that students cannot be placed in Special Education based on culturally bias testing or tests administered in English. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 forbids organizations and employers from excluding or denying individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services. It defines the rights of individuals with disabilities to participate in, and have access to, program benefits and services. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), or the EHA. The EHA guaranteed a free, appropriate public education, or FAPE, to each child with a disability in every state and locality across the country. -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District vs. Rowley
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Amy Rowley was a deaf student, whose school refused to provide a sign language interpreter. Wikipedia -
Early Childhood Intervention
In October 1986 P.L. 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, was enacted. Part H of this legislation obligates participating states to provide early intervention services to children with developmental disabilities from birth up to their third birthday. -
Tech Act
The Tech Act described an assistive technology service as "any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device." -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[1] which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Response to Intervention (RtI)
Response to Intervention (RtI) is an approach that schools use to help all students, including struggling learners. The RtI approach gives Texas students opportunities to learn and work at their grade level. The idea is to help all students be successful.