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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme court ruled that segregation in public schools between different races was unfair. This caused a Civil Rights Movement in order to create equal opportunities for all races and minorities. This benefited students with disabilities because they now had equal opportunity. (https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/special-education-law-timeline) -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
This national education law shows the nations commitment to equal opportunity for all students attending school. Schools that are eligible have state run programs within the school that raises the academic achievement of students who struggle with learning to speak English, learning difficulties or poverty. (http://www.k12.wa.us/esea/) -
Mills vs. Board of Education
This court case claimed that students with disabilities were not receiving the same education as students without disabilities, they were being excluded from school because the school did not have the money for the specific programming these children needed. This case established due process procedures to make sure every single student received the same education and protection under the law. (http://usedulaw.com/438-mills-v-board-of-education-of-the-district-of-columbia.html) -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973
This is the first civil rights law created for people with disabilities. This is the first nationwide law that made sure students with disabilities were provided with a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. This law helped for the American Disability Act and we can reflect on this law today in 2017 because of students IEP's. (https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/special-education-law-timeline) -
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
In 1974 a federal law was created to protect the privacy of students school records. This law gives parental rights concerning their child's information until the child turns 18. This law gives parents and students over the age of 18 access to all of the information that was gathered during the students time in the public school system. ( https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/special-education-law-timeline) -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
This law created procedural safe guards for all students. It ensured that students would be placed in a free and age appropriate public education setting, that was also the least restrictive environment for all children. Each school had to have a procedure in place in order for parents of students with disabilities had the opportunity to dispute decisions regarding the students education. (https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline) -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1986
This amendment was added on to the original Act of 1975. This act made sure that early intervention was given to infants and preschoolers with special needs or developmental delays. (Notes from Class time February 1st 2017.- no date for time period) -
Indiviuals with Disabilities act of 1990
The IDEA act requires that each student being tested must have the teat conducted in the child's language, the parents must be told and involved in the testing. This act added new disability categories that students could be categorized into in order to get the help they needed and deserved. (https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline) -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1992
This act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of life. This means in the work place, school, all public and private places. This law is in place to make sure that both people with disabilities and people with out disabilities get the same opportunity everywhere they go. (https://adata.org/learn-about-ada) -
Indiviuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
This is the act passed called IDEA. In this act we see people first language. So instead of saying the "disabled student" we say the "student with the learning disability". We no longer define the person by their disability. In the act we also see significant changes in assessment procedures. More students were being added to general education classrooms. (Notes from Class Time February 1st 2017) -
No Child Left Behind Act
This law was passed to promote achieving certain standards for all students, including students with disabilities. This act states that every student will reach a certain point in their education by a certain date. Later on in 2004 this law was revised and newly stated that all paraprofessionals that work in public schools must be qualified and exceptional education teachers must be highly qualified. (https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/special-education-law-timeline) -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
This was an improvement act to the original IDEA act. In this improvement act we are focusing on accountability and improved educational outcomes. We also brought law into compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 as well as the ESEA. In this act we raised the standards for an exceptional education teacher. (https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline)
