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Required the government to provide schooling for all children.
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Special needs students were expelled from schools due to teachers and other students feeling uncomfortable with physical differences.
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The first advocacy group for children with disabilities was created.
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The first classification of autism.
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A court case that determined "separate was not equal". This applied to both black vs. white students and students with disabilities vs general students.
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Grants were given for schools to implement programs that educate students with disabilities.
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Determined that children with disabilities be placed in publicly funded institutions that meet their educational needs.
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Made it unlawful for the board of education to deny students with disabilities access to publicly funded educational settings.
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This act ensured that all children with disabilities are educated in public schools.
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With IEPs, students are able to be in as many regular education classes as possible.
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Gave parents more say in the development of their child's IEP.
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People with disabilities with have the same rights as everyone else in both school and work.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Contains 6 pillars, FAPE, LRE, IEP, evaluation, parent/student participation, and procedural safeguards for participants.
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I started my first year of school at Dan. O. Root elementary. No previous schooling before this.
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Was taken out of class to meet with a speech pathologist.
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States that all children should be proficient in math and reading.
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I remember having to take tests for long periods of time. This was new to me.
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Made changes to IEP, discipline, and due process.
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It seems like my elementary school kept SPED students isolated from the majority of students. At this time is around when I first noticed the program at my school.
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It wasn't until high school when I noticed a SPED student included in an elective class. It seemed to really benefit everyone involved.