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Brown V. Board of education
this milestone helped establish rights for individuals as this U.S Supreme Court established racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. -
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elementary and secondary education act
This law brought education into the forefront of the national assault on poverty and represented a landmark commitment to equal access to quality education -
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
the first right-to-education suit in the country, to overturn that Pennsylvania law and secure a quality education for all children. -
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the first Center for Independent Living opens!
founded by disability activists, led by Ed Roberts, in Berkeley, California. These Centers were created to offer peer support and role modeling, and are run and controlled by persons with disabilities. -
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mills v. board of education of the district of Columbia
This was a important milestone in special education as it was a lawsuit against the education board as 7 students who lived in Washington D.C. These students were excluded from their public school and denied educational services. -
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education for all handicapped children act
this was signed into public law which guaranteed a free, appropriate public education, or FAPE, for each child with a disability in every state and locality across the country. I feel that this is the turning point into equal rights. -
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Americans with Disabilities Act
this act allowed Americans with Disabilities that prohibits discrimination based on the disability. -
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no child left behind
this law held schools to the standard for how kids learned and achieved. this law allowed for schools to have consequences if they did not show improvements -
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the individuals with disabilities education act
this act allowed for students who needed special accommodations to have provided to them. the school system needs to make sure these accommodations are met so that the students can get a valued education. this is a continuance of Education of Handicapped Children Act passed in 1975 -
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Yazzie/Martinez v. the state of New Mexico
The state has failed to comply with state and federal laws regarding the education of Native American and ELL students, including the New Mexico Indian Education Act, Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, and the Hispanic Education Act, which has resulted in an inadequate education system for New Mexican students. -
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why are these important?
these milestones have helped shaped the community to the world we have now, the world isn't perfect by any means but these laws in place and these significant events have helped to ensure these children have protection and equal rights.