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This Civil Rights movement provided equal access to minorities. This was helpful to students with disabilities and it inspired educational reform all over the country.
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This landmark legislation provided resources to help ensure that disadvantaged students had access to quality education. This legislation later became the No Child Left Behind Act.
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This case said people with disabilities were being excluded from school. This case helped people with disabilities because if offered disable or non-disable protection under the law.
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This law was designed to protect the privacy of the student's school records. This law gives parents access to personal information regarding their child.
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This act provides free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment for all children with disabilities.
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Parents of student noticed their children in special education began to regress during summer break, so they decided to add the extended school year. ESY is available for children with disabilities.
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This act added traumatic brain injury and autism as new categories of disability. The transition element was added for those 16 years or older. The 'People First" language began as well.
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This law is to protect people with disabilities from being discriminated against. It is designed for people with disabilities to have opportunities to employment, public services, public accommodations, telecommunications, miscellaneous provisions.
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President Bill Clinton signed the amendments to IDEA. After that more students are being put in general education classrooms. Which was a huge win for special education.
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The No Child Left Behind Act is reauthorized, it requires that teachers be highly qualified.
