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Soldiers (Veteran) Rehabilitation Act of 1918
I could not find a specific date, but this was put in place for soldiers returning from war to rehabilitate them and get them into the workforce. Most of these returning had mental issues or disabilities from war. This was one of the eye opening movements that started the Special Education run. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
This court case's main objective was to end segregation but lead to being one of the first movements in helping Special Education. It lead to many of the other items on this timeline such as the other court cases and laws put in place by Congress. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
This Act was signed on this date by the 89th United States Congress after Lyndon B. Johnson sent the bill through. This is the most important Act signed into law that affected education and the way we look at it today. President Johnson urged Congress to pass this to put an emphasis on full educational opprotunity. -
Special Olympics
Opened up a opportunity for Special Need and Disable to compete in sports and recreation activities. They wanted to put an emphasis on the ability on the person, not disability within or without. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ruling
This case was the first to be brought to court for for proper education for the mentally retarded. The result was the first of many to follow for special education. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia case
With this ruling, the courts made a decision that all children should be allowed to have a free and appropriate education regardless of the situation they are in physically or mentally. The court also started the trend toward creating EAHCA/IDEA. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Act was created to ban discrimination of disabled in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142)
The law guaranteed a free and appropriate education for children with disabilities. -
Handicapped Children’s Protection Act
Provided fee cost to be paid for from the lawsuit of EAHCA. Also, allowed parents of the children with disabilities to be involved and help create the IEP's for specialized education. Along with this, it started the movement of children under the age of 5 to receive early screening for disabilities and help trying to alleviate some of the problems at an earlier age. -
Public Law 101-476 called for significant changes to Public Law 94-142
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) took over EAHCA and added Tramtic Brain Injury and Autism into the realm of Special Education. This law created there to be a Transition Plan for students no later than the age of 16. -
Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Name change but many features of both remained. Others moved to forward for the better. Such things as schools reporting to parents with disabilities the same as the non-disabled students. Also, the Transition Plan has to be set no later than 14 years of age. -
No Child Left Behind Signed
requires all students, disabled or non-disabled, to be proficient in reading and math. Schools are required to report all scores for every student. -
Congress amended IDEA
Mostly this amendment was created to start checking children sooner, birth to 4 years of age. This changed the education level for special education teachers. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DktV772njY) -
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) replaces NCLB
ESSA was signed in by President Barrack Obama to help relieve some of the pain of NCLB. This act brings back many of the same guidelines as Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The main objective was to get a better goal to help students of all tendencies to succeed in the future.
