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First advocacy group for children with disabilities. Main purpose is to make sure all children with debilities receive FAPE.
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5 mothers came together in Ohio to protest their children's exclusion from schools. The parents were then able to create a special class for their children
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In 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. The panel’s recommendations included federal aid to states.
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In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which provided funding for primary education, and is seen by advocacy groups as expanding access to public education for children with disabilities.
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This act protects people with disabilities from discrimination. This law includes FAPE and LRE. Students are eligible if they have a mental or physical disability.
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The individuals with disabilities education act was signed into law almost thirty years after PL 94-142 by President George W. Bush. The concept of IDEA was first brought to the senate table by Iowa's own Tom Harkin in 1989.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George W. Bush. This act guarentees that people with special needs have the same rights as others in all places.
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This law calls for all students to be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014. Can be viewed as negative or positive.
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Barack Obama takes the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States.