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Community Mental Health Act
President Kennedy legislated federally funded mental health care which included funding to help train special education teachers. This allowed for more diversity in healthcare, and more developments and approaches of more medications. This has helped with community mental healthcare today and has assisted with accessibility and cost by allowing it to be paid through different sources including Medicare and Medicaid. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This law was made for "quality and equality" in education. President Johnson wanted to provide more resources for students with exceptional needs. This law offered federal grants, created special education centers, and developed scholarships for college students in need. Since the law, the government has increased the resources they provided and this eventually led to the NCLB Act. -
PARC v Pennsylvania
This was a Supreme Court decision that ruled that children with exceptional needs have the same right to education as anyone. This court decision denied Pennsylvania from excluding anyone up to the age of 21 from any public school program. This decision opened up many more opportunities for children with exceptional needs within the public school system and pushed inclusion and equality. -
Mills v. Board of Education
This court decision was an expansion off of PARC v. Pennsylvania. As an expansion to the decision that no child can be denied education because of their exceptional needs, the Mills v. Board of education decision stated that a child cannot be denied education if they have insufficient funding. -
Rehabilitation Act
This act denies discrimination of anyone with a disability in programs conducted by federal agencies or programs being funded by federal financial assistance. This act still helps today in the sense that it allows qualified individuals with disabilities to be able to experience the same opportunities as any other candidate. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The court decisions in Pennsylvania led to the EAHCA in 1975 which required all public schools to include education for children with disabilities. This act made it to where if any school was accepting federal funding, they weren't allowed to discriminate against any student with physical or mental disabilities. It also opened up parent inclusion in education. It allowed parents to dispute any decision about the education of their child. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA Act is an extension of the EAHCA. The denies discrimination in all public domains including but not limited to, jobs, transportation, and any are open to the public. This opened the doors for persons with disabilities to be able to be included in everyday life. It gives them the same opportunities as anyone else. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The IDEA law makes free public education available to those children with special education in need nationwide. It also ensures that those children have the education and service they need. This act oversees states and provides interventions to children of all ages. -
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
This act was an extension of the Americans Disabilities Act. It was designed to redefine the meaning of disability. This changed what a disability when referring to terms of employment, public programs, and places with public access. This allowed for more inclusion of people with different disabilities. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
This act extends off of the 50 year old Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. This act requires that every student in America is taught to a high academic standard regardless of any mental or physical disability. It also ensures that all the information of the student is given through assessments to the administrators and educators so that the child's progress may be monitored.
