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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was a court case that revolved around the issue of segregation. The court came to the verdict of not allowing segregation in schools no matter what race, ability, disability, or gender. This was the first of many cases to truly stand up for Special Education. -
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Hobsen vs. Hansen
During this civil rights court case, the argument presented was students of color and disabilities were not receiving the proper equipment nor equal opportunities to receive a suitable education. -
Pensylvania of Common Wealth vs. PARC
In this court case, the state of Pennsylvanian was ignoring the needs of the students who fell under Special Education requirements. They also delayed giving them any type of specific attention that they required. -
Mills Vs. Washington
The court case of Mills Vs. Washington explained that it is not acceptable for schools to not receive properer funding based off of the equality that the government was trying to reach for all students. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act indicated that any student with a disability or any special need of their own may not be discriminated against by leaving them out of activities and programs at school. -
Education of All Handicap Childrens Act
In this case, the argument presented was that having disabled students in the classroom made teachers upset and uncomfortable.Luckily the result was free and appropriate education for any student with disabilities to make it easier for the students to get and education. -
American Disability Act of 1992
An act enabled to provide infants as well as toddles with services needed to take care of them. -
No Child Left behind Act
This act was passed in the year of 2002 and gave students with disabilities the ability to obtain any equipment needed to pass exams, write, talk (translators for them), and read. They were now aloud to make accommodations that fit their situation in order to gain the information that was needed. -
Individuals with Disabilites Eduaction Act
This act was provided as a revision of the EAHCA act. To insure that students with disabilities received the proper education, this act made teachers become highly qualified and look at data before coming to conclusions. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
This act was signed by former President of the United States, Barack Obama. It is a revision of the ESEA and the NCLB acts. This act focuses more on key points that are needed for students success and analyses the faults in the education system in order to make room for improvement nation wide. .
