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Rowley
The Supreme Court identified the standard for FAPE. FAPE requires that a child’s IEP be designed to allow her to receive educational benefits. -
Programs for learning disabilities more common
Programs for children with specific learning disabilities became more common -
Families advocate for children with disabilities
Family associations began forming and advocating for the rights of children with disabilities. -
Brown Vs Board of Education
Trial ruled that laws that seperated schools by color were unconstitutional. -
Elementary and Secondary Assistance Act & State School Act
Granted funds to states to help educate children with disabilities. -
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children (PARC) . Commonwealth of Penns
This court case was brought forth by the PARC to defend the rights of students with mental retardation of receiving an adequate public education -
First Center of Independent Living
facility provided services for people with disabilities with the goal to allow them to live in the community comfortably -
Congressional Investigation
Congress launched an investigation into the status of children with disabilities and found that millions of children were not receiving an appropriate education. -
Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 guaranteed civil rights for the disabled in the context of federally funded institutions. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
law was passed that recognized the need for special education services for those who were diagnosed with learning disabilities -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Provided individuals with identified disabilities similar protections from discrimination as those granted by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
EHA reformulated as IDEA
IDEA elaborated on the inclusion of students with disabilities into regular classes. -
IDEA reauthorized
Emphasized academic outcomes for students with disabilities. -
No child left behind Act
he requirement to have all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014 -
RTI began
The use of scientific, research-based interventions because of changes in the law. -
IDEA should have been reauthorized
Reauthorization was delayed because of changes made to NCLB. -
Waivers for NCLB
waivers for flexibility in meeting some of the requirements in the NCLB act -
Doug C Vs Hawaii
Court case regarding parent attendance during an IEP meeting. -
Teachers of the Deaf Act
Provided training of teachers to work with deaf or hard of hearing. -
Handicapped Children’s Early Education Assistance Act
Funded early childhood intervention for children with disabilities.