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Though this case was about racial inequality, it helped realize that "separate is not equal." -
This law gave funding to states to help provide and improve programs and services. -
This case ruled in the favor that children with disabilities could benefit from tailored education. Children also could not be denied from public schools, and they are entitled to a free public education. -
This case ordered for all students to be educated, even those with disabilities. Specific procedures were to be followed in order to determine if a student needs special services and to resolve disagreements between parents and school personnel. -
This act was created because some children did not need services of IDEA, but they needed accommodations. Therefore, this act created a bridge between general education and special education. -
This act captured many issues that were brought up in court, funded efforts to find children with disabilities who were not in school, and required states to follow the law in order to receive federal funding.
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This law created the Handicapped Infants and Toddlers Program. P.L. 99-457 extended special education rights from birth to the age of five. -
This act gave people with disabilities better accommodations. -
This act helps increase accountability for outcomes for all students and requires that they are taught by highly qualified teachers. -
This act entitles all students with disabilities to a public education regardless of the nature or severity of their disabilities, allows students with disabilities to a free appropriate public education, ensures students with disabilities are in a least restrictive environment, ensures parent and family rights to confidentiality, includes procedural safeguards, and students will have nondiscriminatory evaluation or unbiased assignments used for making decisions.
