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Brown v. Board of Education Topeka
Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving adequate education -
Segregation
Students with diabilities were segregated from students without disabilities -
End of Segregation
Students with mild disabilites were mainstreamed with students without disabilities -
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits the discrimination of an individual based upon disability. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Amendments were made to the act -
Inclusion Movement
By the mid 1980s, the inclusion movement began -
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming refers to integrating students with disabilities into regular classroom. -
Reauthorization of IDEA services
Under the Reauthorization of IDEA services were extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children aged 3 -
No Child Left Behind
This law was the one responsible for the idea of all students being held to high standards. This means students will mild disabilities must pass all state assessments like students without disabilities