SPED 405 - Timeline

By hcurtis2

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    This act provides federal funding for primary and secondary education. It set high standards for schools with a plan for accountability that establishes equal access to education for all students, regardless of disability or other discriminants. It pushed to provide all students with a fair education with equal opportunities for students to succeed.

  • Fair Housing Act

    This law prohibits discrimination against renting, buying and securing financing for a home on the basis of disability, along with other ideas, such as race, age, gender, etc.

  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, often referred to as the Rehab Act, prohibits discrimination for individuals with disabilities in federal programs, programs that are financed federally, and federal employment.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    ADA prohibits discrimination and assures equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities when it comes to employment, accommodations, transportation, and services.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    IDEA ensures that students with disabilities are provided with the services they need. This law mandates how public agencies and the state provides and implements services for individuals with disabilities ranging from infants to youth.

  • Assistive Technology Act

    This act promotes not only access but awareness of the use of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities to better able participate in education, employment and other social activities. The act also supports grants for assistive technology needs.

  • No Child Left Behind

    This law was the revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and increased the federal role in holding schools responsible of student academic progress. This law placed a large importance on improving the performances of students with disabilities, and ESL students.

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

    This Act is the newest revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or more recently No Child Left Behind. The act still encourages the same support for students with disabilities and the push for higher performance levels for these students; however, puts more control into the hands of the state rather than the federal government.