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This court case ruled that it was unconstitutional for educational institutions to segregate based on race. This would have impacts on special education further down the road.
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Law requiring free education for all students and for federal funding made available to primary and secondary schools for students affected by poverty
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Ruled that Spanish speaking children must be evaluated for special education in their native language.
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Ruled that students classified as exceptional are not to be denied access to public education.
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Ruled that special education is guaranteed for children with intellectual disabilities, regardless of mental age.
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Ruled that testing for special education must be non-discriminatory. Also ruled that IQ tests could not be used as the only indicator for special education.
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President Ford signed into law Public Law 94-142. Requires all states that received federal funding are required to provide equal access to education for all students. Also providing them with one free meal per day.
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PL 94-457 was signed as an amendment to the All Handicapped Children Act, which mandated states to provide services to families of children with disabilities as soon as they are born.
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President Reagan signed the Handicapped Children Protection Act which gave parents more rights during the development of IEPs for their children.
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PL 101-476 made changes to PL 94-142 to include children with traumatic brain injuries and children with autism to be included in the disability category.
