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1950 Students with Disabilities Excluded
Before 1950’s many students with disabilities were excluded from attending public schools other students with more severe disabilities were forced to stay home or be institutionalized -
1954 Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954 Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the supreme court ruled that school segregation by race was not constitutionalized, even if resources were allotted equally. This was the first time the federal government had advocated for students who experienced inequality and prejudice at school, and it set the path for future legislation for individuals with disabilities. -
1958 Department of Public Welfare v. Haas
In 1958 court cases ruled in favor for excluding students with disabilities from a public school education. In Department of public welfare v. Haas in 1958, the supreme court of Illinois maintained that the states compulsory education laws did not require a free public education for the feebleminded or to children who are mentally deficient and who, because of their limited intelligence were unable to reap the benefits of a good education. -
1965 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
In 1965 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) initiated the role of federal government protecting and providing for students from disadvantaged backgrounds so that they could have equal access to the public education system. For example free and reduced lunch system. -
1971 Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1971 Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Challenged the constitutionality of excluding individuals with mental retardation from public education and training. The state was not allowed to “deny to any mentally retarded child access to a free public program of education and training” -
1975 P.L. 94-142
1975 passage of P.L. 94-142 schools were required to ensure that all children, regardless of their disability, receive a free and appropriate public education. For students with learning disabilities, most of whom were already provided education within the general education system, their special needs would now be identified and they would be provided with a special education. https://youtu.be/66g6TbJbs2g -
1986 Education of the Handicapped Acts Amendments
1986 Education of the Handicapped Acts Amendments requires states to extend free and appropriate education to children with disabilities ages 3-5, establishes early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages birth to 2 years -
1988 Honig v. Doe
1988 Honig v. Doe Benefited individuals with emotional and/or behavior disorders who have academic and social problems. Ruled that schools could not expel children for behaviors related to their disability -
1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
In 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) the legislation was designed to ensure that all children with disabilities receive an appropriate education through special education and related services. -
2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) allows districts to use a response to intervention model for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability, and no longer requires that a child have a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability to qualify. Increases federal funds to provide early intervention services,http://idea.ed.gov/
