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History for Special Education
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Title VI added to Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title VI - Aid to Handicapped Children (1965 title VI becomes Title VII) -
Parents advocating for public school education for children with disabilities
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 replaces the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe handicaps -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)
This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate handicapped children and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities. It addresses the educational needs of children with disabilities from birth to age 18 or 21 in cases that involve 14 specified categories of disability. -
Reauthorization of IDEA
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Reauthorization of ESEA -
Reauthorization of IDEA
