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Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
"The Supreme Court ruling decreed that schools should be desegregated "with all deliberate speed" and that the "separate but equal" doctrine violated the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, which states that no citizen can be denied equal protection under the law" (CNN Library, 2017). Desegregating the schools allowed students to have equal rights, no matter their color. This also helps special education because we won't segregate students for their disabilities. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave support to advocates who pushed for the inclusion of students with disabilities in public schools" (Henley, Ramsey, & Algozzine, 2009). Through this act, students with disabilities are not discriminated from school because of their disability. They are able to go to school and be in general education classes. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
"This landmark federal legislation mandated a free and appropriate education for students with disabilities aged 3 to 21. The EHA has been called the “first compulsory special education law,” and much of what happens in special education today is a direct response to the provisions embodied in it" (Henley, Ramsey & Algozzine, 2009). This act helped get disabled students the education they needed based off their individual needs. Early intervention came through this act as well.
