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The Civil Rights Movement & the 1954 Brown vs The Board of Education
Decision paved the way for students with disabilities to receive educational protection. -
Special Education included in Title VII of ESEA
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by congress in 1965 and amended in 1968 with title VII to include provisions for special education material, recruitment of personnel, services for deaf and blind children, and other programs. -
Mills vs Board of Education of the District of Colombia
This case involved the court establishing due process procedures to ensure all students had equal rights. This was a procedural law that was later included in public law no. 94-142. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children
PARC vs Pennsylvania was the country's first right to education suit. After the case quickly settled, a consent decree was issued and the state agreed to provide children with mental retardation with free public education, no matter the degree of their disability or impartment. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act & Section 504
Prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in terms of federal funding. Provides a definition for the term appropriate education. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
This law ensure that all children including children with disabilities would receive an education. This required schools to provide students with disabilities, including physical handicaps and developmental disabilities, a comprehensive education. Sponsored by Harrison Willams Jr. the Senator of New Jersey. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Required FAPE to be available for students with disabilities mandates the use of IEP and IFSP, promoted the involvement of the students family in their education, focus on child first language. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The law prohibits discrimination by your employer, services received by state and local governments, in places of public accomodation, transportation and telecommunications -
IDEA Reauthorization
This legislation includes students with a disability on assessments, and general education teachers now include IEP team. -
No Child Left Behind of 2001 (NCLB)
This was the main law for K-12 general education in the US from 2002-2015. The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. This law penalized schools that didn't show improvement.