IDEA Timeline

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

The U.S. Supreme Court decided it was unconstitutional to segregate children by race.

Public law 86-158

Apr 14, 1959

Trained leaders to be able to educate children with disabilities

Public Law 87-276

Sep 22, 1961

This law helped establish that students with speech and hearing impairments were able to be taught by educators, speech pathologists, or audiologists trained to help them.

ESEA Act of 1965

Apr 9, 1965

Signed into law by President Johnson, called for equal education for all students and federal funding for primary and secondary education.

Public Law 90-538

Sep 30, 1968

This law provide financial support to the establishment of new preschools and early education programs for disabled children Considering that public education is kindergarten to 12th grade

Public Law 91-230

Apr 13, 1970

This law established grant programs that encouraged development of educational programs and resources for individuals with disabilities.

Mills v. Board of Education

Dec 17, 1971

Made it unlawful to deny educational opportunities to Columbia students classified as "exceptional".

Public Law 92-424

Sep 19, 1972

This Law helped to provide early education opportunities to more disabled children in early schooling.

Public Law 93-112

Sep 26, 1973

This law made it so students with disabilities were given support to make sure that they are able to learn in public or federally supported schools with as much success as other students.

Public Law 93-380

Aug 21, 1974

This law focused on making sure students and their families have rights when it comes to education records and introduced amendments to ESEA.

Public Law 94-142

Nov 29, 1975

Signed by President Ford, this law required that all states that accept money from the federal government provide equal access to education for children with disabilities.

Public Law 99-457

Oct 8, 1976

Amendment to the All Handicapped children Act, which mandated all states provide Services to families of the children when born.

Public Law 99-372

Aug 5, 1986

This law helped relieve the financial stress from families when dealing with the legal matters to support handicapped children in their effort for equal education.

Handicapped Children's Protection Act

Aug 6, 1986

Signed by President Reagan, this law gave parents more say in their children's education plan.

Public Law 101-476

Jan 1, 1990

This law made changes to public law 94-142 and added children with traumatic brain injuries and autism in the new disability category.

Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act

Jun 4, 1990

President Clinton resigned IDEA with several key amendments that provided all students with access to the same curriculum as each other.

Public Law 101-336

Jul 26, 1990

This law established clear prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.

Public Law 107-110

Jan 8, 2002

United States federal law that allowed a number of federal programs that aim to improve the performance of America's primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability also classified as NCLB

Public Law 108-364

Oct 25, 2004

This law was made to provide assistive technology to students with disabilities so that they can fully participate in education, and daily activities as other students.

Congress amended IDEA

Dec 3, 2004

By calling for early intervention for students, greater accountability, and improved educational outcomes, and raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes.