Special Education Law Timeline

  • NARC

    NARC
    The National Association for Retarted Citizens was created in 1950. NARC was formed by twenty- three individual advocacy groups that believed in one thing, so they joined forces to be more influential.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Supreme court rules that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
    This act allows protection from discrimination against special needs and disabilities. A student is eligible when they have a mental or physical disability that deters their learning ability.
  • PL 94-142

    PL 94-142
    The PL 94-142- The Education of All Handicapped Children Act was placed into law. Special education advocacy groups rejoiced this day because that's when President Ford signed this into the law.
  • Hendrick Hudson School v. Rowley

    Hendrick Hudson School v. Rowley
    School sued due to interpreter being taken away from def student
  • Board of Ed. of HHCD v. Rowley

    This landmark case designed the Rowley Two-Part test in determining whether or not FAPE is being met according to the student's IEP.
  • ADA Title II

    ADA Title II
    Americans with Disabilities Act profits discrimination for government services on the basis of a person's disability.
  • The Idea of Amendments of 1997

    The Idea of Amendments of 1997
    Changed the IEP team and added new components, reorganized the structure of IDEA.
  • NCLB

    NCLB
    No Child Left Behind was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. This law calls for all students to proficient in math and reading.
  • IDEA Reauthorization

    IDEA Reauthorization
    IDEA 2004 was signed into law. This reauthorized of IDEA made many changes to the original IDEA.