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Laws in Special Education

By Sunflower_98

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education
    A case in which the courts declare that the segregation of whites and blacks in public schools to be unconstitutional.

  • PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    A case in which the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for allowing public schools to refuse children with disabilities free education in general education schools.

  • Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia

    Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia
    A case that declared that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free education even if the family is unable to pay for it.

  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
    An American legislation that protects citizens with a disability from discrimination.

  • Education of All Handicapped Children Act

    Education of All Handicapped Children Act
    An act signed by President Gerald Ford, that required all public schools to ensure at least one free meal a day to all students with a disability. They were to also evaluate children with a disability and make an educational plan with the parents input.

  • Handicapped Children's Protection Act

    Handicapped Children's Protection Act
    Signed by President Reagan, a law that gave the parents of the children with disabilities more say in the development of the child's IEP.

  • Changes are made to the Education for all Handicapped Children's Act

    Changes are made to the Education for all Handicapped Children's Act
    Traumatic brain injury and autism were now considered a disability. Also the children's IEP must be developed to help the child transition to post-secondary life.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Americans with Disabilities Act
    An act that prohibits discrimination towards a citizen with a disability. Also ensures public accommodations to citizens with disabilities and ensure employers make reasonable accommodations to employees with a disability.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    Signed by George H.W. Bush, an act that ensures that students with a disability will recieve Free Appropriate Public Education that fits the child's individual needs.

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

    Every Student Succeeds Act
    An act signed by Barack Obama, that ensures all students will succeed. This law replaced the NCLB act of 2002.