Special Education Law Timeline

By Taylor2927

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education fought to end segregation and continues to push towards equality in the classroom. This gives every child an equal opportunity despite who they are are where they come from.

  • PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applied what Brown v Board of Education decided to students with disabilities, allowing them an equal learning experience.

  • Mills v. Board of Education

    Mills v Board of Education pushed that all students should have access to public education despite any handicaps or disabilities they may have.

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    This act helped to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination based on their disability,

  • Education for All Handicapped Children

    This act required all public schools receiving federal funding to provide equal education to all students, even those with disabilities.

  • Public Law 99-475

    This law changed the age at which states had to provide service to families of children with disabilities from three to as soon as they are born

  • Handicapped Children's Protection Act

    This gave parents of children with disabilities more of a say in their child's Individual Education Plan's.

  • Public Law 101-476

    This law added individual transition plans to in addition to their iep's to help with next steps.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    This act gave students with disabilities the same curriculum as other students and extended to period of developmental delay.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Act

    The act authorized formula and discretionary grant to help further support equal education for all students.