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The (American) Rehabilitation Act
The (American) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 became law; Section 504 of the Act states “No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States, shall, solely by reason of his [sic] handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq)
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The law declared that handicapped children could not be excluded from public school because of their disability. The law also required that handicapped children be taught in a setting that resembles as closely as possible the regular school program, while also meeting their special needs.
Citation: Education For All Handicapped Children Act, Pub. L. No. 94-142, S. 6, 94th Cong. (1975).
Source of Law: Statutory Law -
Burlington School Committee v. Department of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools must pay the expenses of disabled children enrolled in private programs during litigation under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, if the courts ruled that such placement is needed to provide the child with an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment.
Citation: Burlington School Committee v. Department of Education, 471 U.S. 359 (1985).
Source of Law: Judicial Law -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The (American) Education for All Handicapped Children Act was amended and renamed. This Act contains a permanently authorized grant program that provides federal funding to the states; all states that receive these federal funds are required to provide a "free, appropriate public education" to all children with disabilities in the "least restrictive environment."
Citation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Pub. L. 101-476 (1990)
Source of Law: Statutory Law -
Holland v. Sacramento City Unified School District
In Holland v. Sacramento City Unified School District, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the right of disabled children to attend public school classes with non-disabled children. The ruling was a major victory in the ongoing effort to ensure enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Citation: Holland v. Sacramento City Unified School District 14 F.3d 1398 (9th Cir. 1994)
Source of Law: Judicial Law -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act
This law broadened the scope of who is considered disabled under the law, and when considering whether a person is disabled, the law required that people ignore the beneficial effects of any mitigating measures (except ordinary eyeglasses and contact lenses) the person uses.
Citation: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act Pub. L. 110–325 (2008)
Source of Law: Statutory Law -
Forest Grove School District v. T.A
In this case the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes reimbursement for private special education services when a public school fails to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) and the private school placement is appropriate, regardless of whether the child previously received special education services through the public school
Citation: Forest Grove School District v. T.A., 557 US 230 (2009)
Source of Law: Judicial Law -
Rosa's Law
Rosa’s Law changed references in many federal statutes that referred to "mental retardation" to make them refer, instead, to "intellectual disability", became law in the U.S.
Citation: Rosa’s Law, Pub. L. No. 111-256, S. 2781, 111th Cong. (2010)
Source of Law: Statutory Law -
New American with Disabilities Act rules
On March 15, 2011, new rules came into effect. These rules expanded accessibility requirements for recreational facilities such as swimming pools, golf courses, exercise clubs, and boating facilities. They also set standards for the use of wheelchairs and other mobility devices like Segways in public spaces and changed the standards for things such as selling tickets to events and reserving accessible hotel rooms. -
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
The U.S. Supreme court held that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must provide students an education that is “reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.”
Citation: Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, 580 US ___ (2017)
Source of Law: Judicial Law