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Brown Vs. Board of Education
First time that the law required schools to become racially integrated and established that separate education was not the same as equal education for students of color -
Division of Handicapped Children and Youth
President John F. Kennedy established the Division of Handicapped Children and Youth in the Office of Education -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Provided federal funding to schools, based on the number of students living at or below the poverty level -
Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation
Burton Blatt and Fred Kaplan published a photographic expose entitled Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation that, for the first time, showing the conditions in residential facilities known to the public -
Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act
Provided educational programs for young children with disabilities. Educational models were to be funded and then measured for success in providing educational services as early intervention programs -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Protected against discrimination of services. It ensured that qualified people with disabilities had access to programs and services that receive federal funds -
Education Amendment Act
The first to mention an appropriate education for children with disabilities. Gave families and students the right to due process in special education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This law was created as an effort to provide the millions of children with disabilities a proper education. This included: Zero Reject, Free Appropriate Education, Least, Restrictive Environment, Parental Participation, Evaluations, IEP Programs -
Board of Education Vs. Rowley
Raised concerns about what is classifies as free appropriate public education and what services a child needs to receive in order have an education opportunity equal to their non-disabled peers. -
The Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986
A new provision that covered children with disabilities from birth to age two and created statewide, comprehensive, coordinated services for infants and toddlers with disabilities -
Honig Vs. Doe
Schools may not expel students for behaviors do to their disability. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Designed to protect the rights of students with disability by ensuring that everyone receives a free appropriate public education (FAPE), regardless of ability. People First language. Autism and TBI were added to as disability categories. -
Jacob Javits Act Reauthorization
Defines talented and gifted students as those who give evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity or in specific academic fields. Started in 1988 but reauthorized in 1994 -
IDEA Reauthorization 1997
General Education Teachers must be on IEP teams. States must establish performance goals for students with disabilities -
No Child Left Behind 2001
Established that children have the right to highly qualified content teachers as well as equal accountability and standards. This law led to high expectations for special education and inclusion in standardized assessment for most kids with special needs -
IDEA Reauthorization 2004 (IDEIA)
Implementation of response-to-intervention (RTI). Exit IEPs- summary of academic achievement and functional performance with recommendations. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
