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Brown v. Board of Education
This was a landmark in the civil rights to not have segregated schools. This brought attention to parents with kids with disabilities to have them not be segregated as well. -
Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
This acted help ensure that children with disadvantages had access to quality education. -
Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pebbsylvania (PARC)
PARC was fighting for the exclusion of children that had mental retardation from public schools. -
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
Mills fought for the rights of children with disabilities from the District of Columbia public school. The right to exclude children with disabilities. -
Congressional Investigation
After the cases of PARC and Mills, Congress decided to do an investigation into the status of children with disabilities. What they found was millions of children were not receiving appropriate education. -
Public Law 94-142: The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975
This law was put into place by congress, so all children with disabilities would " have a right to education, and to establish a process by which State and local education agencies may be held accountable for providing educational services for all handicapped children" -
Board of Education v. Rowley
This court case had a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of special education law. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This law was put into place to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in all public and private places open to the general public -
No Child Left Behind Act
The no child left behind act was put into place to provided all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
This act had two purposes. First to provide an education that meets a child's unique needs. The second part was to protect the rights of both the children and parents.
