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History of Special Education and Inclusive Education
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Mills v. Board of Education
Mills brought this lawsuit to life due to the fact that seven kids which were disabled, were denied from public schools. Mills argued that no matter if the child suffers from any type of disability they will not and should not be denied their education. Due to this court case it was the start of many acts that would help these individuals. https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/mills-v-board-education-district-columbia-1972
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Ed for All Handicapped Children Act
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed by president Ford in November 29, 1975. This act granted public schools to receive enough funds to support children with disabilities, meaning, they received an education and a free meal. A huge addition was that the disabled students were allowed to learn alongside their non-disabled peers. Not only did this allow kids to feel normal, they were in a least restrictive environment.
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Board of Education v. Rowley
This court case is about Amy Rowley who is deaf and required assistance from a sign-language interpreter for her class. Her parents brought this up and were denied by the school. As a result, every child that is disabled is granted IEP by schools official with parent participation. -
Ed for the Handicapped Act Amendment
Education For the Handicapped act was passed to help families with a child that was born with disabilities. This grants families help from the day the child is born to the age of five. Many people were denied their child from entering pre-k but due to this law it made it easier for families. -
Honig v. Doe
John doe was a student in Louise Lombard school, he dealt with a disability which made him lose control of his impulses. A student provoked him which lead him to lose control and kicked the student and broke a school window. He was suspended. This led the case, as a result, students cannot be expelled for their behavior response due to their disability. Also they would only be suspended for 10 days. -
Florence County v. Shannon Carter
Shannon student in Florence County school, she had a learning disability. The school set up an IEP with Shannon's parent, they disagreed due to the restrictive learning environment. Shannon's parents took her to a private school that was made for her and was less restrictive. They sued the school for failing in planning the IEP accordingly. The final decision was to grant families with an reimbursement due to an restricted education and be put in a private school that aligns with IEP. -
Individuals with Disabilities Ed Act
This act was firstly passes in 1990 but it was re-looked and had new changes when it passed in 1997. Granting these kids more benefits due to their uncontrolled disability. Some of these new rules are even if expelled from school they will still receive services.These students are to be ensured with access to the general education curriculum. Also granting more opportunities for teachers. General teachers were required to be part of the IEP team. -
Cedar Rapids v. Garret
Garret was a paralyzed from the neck down and attended school. Throughout his life his parents had a full time nurse that would be with him to attend his needs such as urinary and respiratory issues. Once he entered fifth grade his parents asked the school to provide the nurse and the school had rejected their request. The outcome of this case was any student under IDEA was to be given any services they need to attend school with a zero cost from the parents. -
Individuals with Disabilities ED Imprv Act
In 1997 this Act was re-looked at but in 2004 it was finally set in stone. RTI was added to this act, which is a more focused idea. RTI stands for Response To Intervention, this was a more high quality system and provided more to the education of the disabled. Also this act granted more financial help to agency and companies that gave an education to kids with disabilities. -
Winkelman v. Parma City SD
Jacob Winkelman was an autistic boy who was being place in more controlled classrooms and their parents sued because they failed to put him in a free public education. The issue was the IEP and IDEA. They sued because they were unsatisfied with the job IDEA had done and they wanted to bring up their issues without requiring an attorney in the room. The outcome led to parents being able to speak on IDEA claims on their child's behalf. Opening the door for children with disabilities to be heard.