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This case ruled that segregation of the students based by race was unconstitutional and that the children were being deprived of equal education. This is later used to end the segregation of children with disabilities.
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This legislation enabled children who were underprivileged to have access to quality education which later led to the amended version that was made to include a grant program that reached out to states to help with funds for handicapped children.
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In 1972, states now must guarantee free public education to all children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 6-21 no matter the severity of their impairment or associative disability.
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This section of the Rehabilitation Act protects the students with disabilities from being discriminated against
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This Act prohibited discrimination against those with disabilities in programs that received federal assistance.
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This was a milestone case in the field of bilingual education that required schools to offer special language programs if school were to confer equal educational opportunities to non English speaking students.
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The Education for all Handicapped Children, now known as IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) is where Congress opened up the schools to millions of students with disabilities and ensured that they got the education they were deserved to expand their abilities and specialties.
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While P.A.R.C guaranteed free public education to all children with intellectual disabilities, Mills expanded the ruling to include students with behavioral, mental, hyperactive and emotional disabilities.
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This brought about the LRE (least restrictive enviroment) where students with disabilities are offered placement in a general education classroom with supplementary aids and services before considering a more separated placement.
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Congress passed this law to demand that all pre-schoolers with special needs ,between the ages of 3-5 inclusive, are to be given free public education.
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This Supreme Court case dealt with the issue of expelling a student with disabilities and in the end ruled that they cannot unilaterally expel a child from the classroom due to misbehavior or disruptive conduct coming from their disability.
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This civil rights legislation was put into play by President George W. Bush, it went along with Section 504 but was extended into later years such as the work force setting. It forbid discrimination against those with disabilities in both the public and private sectors.
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The No Child Left Behind Act was made to ensure that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to the best education available.
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The IDEA has been amended many times since 1975, this is now known as IDEA 2004 where Congress is now holding special education teachers to a higher standard and expects them to be highly qualified in their areas of study.
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This court case ruling allowed the parents to represent their children in any IDEA-related court case. This also conveyed that IDEA enforceable rights were granted to the parents as well as their children.
