Special education

Special Education Legislation Movements

  • 1965 Elementry and second Education Act

    1965 Elementry and second Education Act
    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Who thought that "full educational opportunity" should be "our first national goal."
    The (ESEA) Supports multiple efforts to provide access of high quality education to low income families.
    Is the foundation for free and reduced lunches.
  • REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

    REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
    An Act that emphasis services to those with the most severe handicaps. Expanded special Federal responsibilities, research and training programs for handicapped individuals.
    Defines handicapped person,and also defines approiate education.
  • Educational Amendant Act

    Educational Amendant Act
    President Gerald Ford signed into law the education amendent acrt, which increased federal funding for education of handicapped children. Without this provision Title 1 aid to the handicapped would have been reduced by 25 million in 1975.
  • Education For All Handicapped Children Act

    Education For All Handicapped Children Act
    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1975 as an amendment of the Education for All Handicapped Act of 1974.
    This law was created in an effort to provide an appropriate education for the millions of children with disabilities that were not receiving a proper education.
  • Education of the Handicapped Act Amendents

    Education of the Handicapped Act Amendents
    The bill amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) by establishing a new federal discretionary program to assist states in developing and implementing a comprehensive, coordinated, interdisciplinary program of early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families.
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (ADA)

    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (ADA)
    Passed by Congress in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proved to be one of the most far-reaching civil rights bills in the nation's history, affecting more than 40 million citizens.
  • Individuals With Disabilities Act.

    Individuals With Disabilities Act.
    IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    "An Act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind"
    The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The ESEA, first enacted in 1965 and previously reauthorized in 1994, encompasses Title I, the federal government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students.
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act

    Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act
    President Bush stated, "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 will help children learn better by promoting accountability for results, enhancing parent involvement, using proven practices and materials, providing more flexibility, and reducing paperwork burdens for teachers, states and local school districts."