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This historical court case was a powerful challenge to the segregated school system that did not recognize black students to be equal to white students. This court case made its way to the Supreme Court where the Supreme Court ruled, " African-American children had the right to equal educational opportunities and that segregated schools “have no place in the field of public education.” This was a stride for educational equality.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was created by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The goal of this Act was to provide federal funding and equal access to education for disadvantaged students who struggled with poverty.
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Congress amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to create a
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President Gerald Ford created Public Law 94-142, which was named the All Handicapped Children Act. This would later develop into what we know today as IDEA. Public Law 94-142 was created to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities, in addition to providing them with one meal per day.
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Public Law 99-457 was added to Public Law 94-142 as an amendment under the All Handicapped Children Act. This law mandated for states to provide resources and services to children with disabilities starting from birth.
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In 1986, Reagan signed the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act. This law would allow Parents to have involvement and rights over their child’s IEP.
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The Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This change came with emphasis on educational equality, states were also given the right to expand developmental delay up to age nine.
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This television show is one that I watched growing up. Stevie was a student with disabilities and was the best friend of Malcom, the lead star of the show. There was a lot of perspective on students with disabilities shown on this tv series.
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The purpose of No Child Left Behind is to give all children a fair, equal and significant opportunity to education with provisional and noticeable growth.
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In middle school, I had my first and only experience of having a student with special needs in a classroom setting with me. Many students and I were confused and scared of him at the time. He was alienated.
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I had an incredible and beautiful experience that brought me close to the special needs community. My favorite student was one who had special needs and changed my perspective on children with disabilities completely.
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I began working as an HAB Tech working to provide support for people with disabilities. I got hands on experience working directly with two patients on my own.
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At my job, I was transferred from working with a high school student to working with a 25 year old woman. Both patients had special needs but both required different things. I learned a lot from these two patients.