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Brown v. Board of Education
This was the first of many cases that started to pave the way for inclusion in education for children with disabilities. This dealt with segregation by race being not constitutional. Following laws were passed that helped special education but this got the ball rolling on educational rights for everyone. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Federal law that bans discrimination against people with disabilities. In the school setting, “504 accommodations” refer to simple, inexpensive changes a school must take to allow students with disabilities the chance to succeed in a classroom setting. -
EAHCA was put into Law
In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act Public Law 94-142 established the right of children with disabilities to receive a free, appropriate public education and provided funds to enable state and local education agencies to comply with the new requirements. The law was to assure that all children with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education emphasizing special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that is intended to protect against discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities include both mental and physical medical conditions. It required employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA (Public Law No. 94-142). The new law was composed of four parts. Part A covers the general provisions of the law, Part B covers assistance for education of all children with disabilities (ages 3-21), Part C covers infants and toddlers with disabilities (ages birth-2), and Part D is the national support programs administered at the federal level. -
No Child Left Behind Act
NCLB supported standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels. The Act did not assert a national achievement standard. Each individual state developed its own standards -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Known as IDEIA, this law created a useful model for determing whether a child has a specific learning disability and what services they will need. RTI or response-to-intervention model helped teachers and staff detirmine a good path for individual students. Federal funds were also increased with this law.
