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Brown vs. Board of Education
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Division of Handicapped Children and Youth Establishment
President Kennedy established the Division of Handicapped Children and Youth and revitalized the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. He sent missions to study international programs for disabled children and pushed for greater rights for the disabled, especially those with mental disabilities. -
Christmas in Purgatory Photographic Essay was established
A photographic essay documenting the inhumane, abusive conditions found in state institutions for people with cognitive and developmental disabilities. -
PARC v. Pennsylvania and Mills v. D.C Board of Education apply the equal protection argument with students with disabilities
Courts take the position that children with disabilities have an equal right to access education as their non-disabled peers. However, there is no existing federal law that mandates this stance, in which some students begin going to school as a result of these court decisions. -
IEP Individual Educational Plan
Individual Education Plan allows a student with a disability of one kind or another whether it be a learning disability or physical disability, has an equal opportunity to get the same education as every other student. -
PL 99-457
necessitates states to make available appropriate and free public education to children ages 3 through 5 who are disabled. The law makes a requirement for states that offer interdisciplinary educational services to disabled toddlers, infants, and their families to receive financial grants. -
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PL 94-142 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act passed
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a four-part piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs. -
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Individual with Disabilities Education Act is changed
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Jacob Javits Act
Defining gifted and talented students -
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is established
The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school.
