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President: Dwight D. Eishenhower
ruled seperation of facilities is inherently unequal
led to desegregation of schools -
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
funds primary and secondary education
emphasizes equal access and establishes high standards and accountability -
President: Richard Nixon
first right to education suit in history
ruled the state provide free public education for the children with mental retardation -
President: Richard Nixon
ruled no child could be denied public education due to mental, physical, or emotional disabilities
and that schools can not be excused due to insufficent funds poor administration these problems can not bear any more weight upon a child with a disability or a child without one -
President: Richard Nixon
guarantees certian rights to people with disabilities
prohibits discrimination of anyones whose mental or physical impairment limits one or more major life activity
airports, colleges, universities and public libraries were some of the first to become fully accessible -
President: Gerald Ford
required public schools to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with mental and physical disablilities -
President: Ronald Reagan
to increase access to, availability of, and funding for assitive technology -
President: George H. W. Bush
civil rights law prohibiting the discrimination of Americans with disabilities also requires employers to provide reasonable accomodations and impose accessibility requirements on public accomodations such as a restroom -
President: George H. W. Bush
ensures students with a disability are provided a Free Appropriate Public Education tailored to their individual needs
replaces the Education for All Handicapped Children Act -
President: George Bush
requires public schools who recieve funding to administer a statewide standardized test
