Evolution of Special Education By kckellum Jan 1, 1896 Civil Rights Act May 18, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Case Oct 6, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education May 5, 1972 Pensillvania Association for Retarded Citizens v. Pensylvania & Mills v. D.C. Board of Education Oct 21, 1972 Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia Sep 26, 1973 Section 504 of the Rehabilitaiton Act of 1973 Jan 1, 1975 Public Law 94-142 Jan 1, 1982 The Rowley Decision Jul 26, 1990 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Jan 1, 2001 The No Child Left Behind Act
