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This institution acknowledged the need for those with blindness to be around others with the same disability, and learn to carry out daily life with visual impairment.
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Isolation and segregation of students with disabilities were challenged as not being the best practice of learning for those students.
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First federal law providing funding to states to aid in the cost for services and improving programs for students with disabilities.
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A student who spoke Spanish as her primary language was tested using English. After scoring poorly on the test, the student was placed in a segregated class with mild intellectual disabilities.
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Children with intellectual disabilities won the right to be educated in a public school environment with teaching methods and support for those students. Learning would be adjusted to their needs.
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First civil rights law in the United States to provide protection for individuals with disabilities of all ages.
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Congress passed this act requiring states to create complete programs for students with disabilities and increased federal support for these programs.
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Health services needed for a student with disabilities were deemed related services because these needs could be supplied without a physician.
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Requires accommodations and services for adults with disabilities, regardless of their age. It was amended in 2008 to include both public and private sectors. An organization cannot refuse to hire/employ someone due to their disability.
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Outlines six principles to ensure the educational rights of students with disabilities and their parents while students are in K-12 education. The six principles include: zero reject, free appropriate public education (FAPE), least restrictive environment (LRE), nondiscriminatory evaluation, parent and family rights, and procedural safeguards.