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In Brown, the Supreme Court described the emotional impact that segregation has on children, especially when segregation, "has the sanction of the law." Children were not only segregated racially but also segregated based on ability/disability.
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Lyndon B Johnson signed this into law as part of the "War on Poverty." This law called for equal students disadvantaged by poverty.
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The Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dealt with the exclusion of children with "mental retardation" from public schools.
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The U.S. District Court ruled it unlawful for the D.C. Board of Education to deny students classified as "exceptional" access to publicly funded educational opportunities. In this case, the District of Columbia students classified as exceptional included those with mental and learning disabilities and behavioral issues.
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Public Law 94-142; signed by Gerald Ford. This required states that accepted federal funding must provide equal access to education for children with disabilities. This law also required schools to give children with disabilities one free meal per day.
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Ronald Reagan signed this Act into law. This gave parents of children with disabilities more say in the development of their child's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
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This law called for significant changes to Public Law 94-142. Traumatic brain injury and autism were added as new disability categories. Additionally, Congress mandated that as a part of a student's IEP, an individual transition plan must be developed to help the student transition to post-secondary life.
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This renamed the Education for all Handicapped Children's Act to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Clinton made several amendments that emphasized providing all students with access to the same curriculum.
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My Birthday!
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