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First school for children with disabilities in the Western Hemisphere.
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Rhode Island passes a law mandating compulsory education.
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Students expelled for facial abnormalities and drooling.
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First advocacy group for children with disabilities.
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Establishes that "separate but equal" is not actually equal, inspiring many groups to start to organize for more rights for students with disabilities.
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Gives grants to states and schools for creating programs to educate students with disabilities.
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Individuals with disabilities have equal rights to programs and services.
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Students with disabilities have rights to free and appropriate education, the least restrictive environment, appropriate accommodations and modifications, and an IEP (among other things).
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Establishes the Rowley Two-Part test to see if FAPE and IDEA are being met.
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FAPE, LRE, and IEP also available to preschool children.
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Reinforces the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and expands disability categories.
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Prohibits discrimination of individuals with disabilities in adulthood.
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My six-year-old sister, Brittany, is diagnosed with dyslexia and "a learning disability". She is then placed in special education classes. -
More detail about who should be present in an IEP meeting and addition of state responsibility for track performance and growth.
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Provides for reading interventions and school choice.
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Changes to the IEP, due process, and student discipline.
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My sister is diagnosed with "mild retardation" after undergoing extensive testing through the North Bay Regional Center -
My father is diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder, and finally begins receiving treatment. -
I am diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder, which begins my reexamination of mental illness-related language. -
I am diagnosed with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.