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case in which court ruled that children who were considered "weak of mind", troublesome to other children, unable to take "ordinary,decent, physical care of themselves", could not benefit from instruction, or made unusual noises could be expelled from public school
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goal: defining and establish remedial programs for children with disabilities or special needs
results: an increased interest in educating children with disabilities within public schools rather then institutionalizing them. changes in primary placements of students with disabilities from isolated settings to segregated settings -
significant increase in special segregated classes and support services in public schools
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beginning with the creation of The Cuyahoga County Ohio Council For The Retarded Child in 1933 groups of parents, whose children were disabled began to group together throughout the county in order to advocate for their children
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supreme court case in which racial or any segregation based solely on a person's unalterable characteristics was unconstitutional. Advocates of special education used this decision as legal precedent in order to provide equal opportunity of education to children with disabilities
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law that provided federal money to states to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged students this included state school for deaf, blind, and retarded
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law that provided funds to states to expand, initiate, and improve programs for students with disabilities, as well as providing funds to institutions in order to train teachers of students with disabilities
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federal court case in which established that all children with mental retardation between 6-21 must be provided with free public education and that it was most desirable to said children be in a program that resembles the programs provided by their peers with disabilities
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federal court case which resulted in
1. concluded that total exclusion of students with disabilities was unconstitutional- schools must provide all children with disabilities with an publicly supported education
- school must provide the due processes safeguards that were clearly laid outlined by the court
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states that "no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the U.S shall solely by reason of his/her handicap be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any activity receiving federal financial assistance"
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law the acknowledged the right of students with disabilities to an education, created procedural safeguards, provided funds for programs for education of students with disabilities under Title IV-B, specified due process and addressed issue of least restrictive environment
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this law mandated that qualified students with disabilities had the right to
a. nondiscriminatory test, evaluation, and placement procedures
b. education in least restrictive environment
c. procedural due process including parent involvement
d. a free education
e. an appropriate education developed by a group of people that includes the student's parents in an IEP -
all infants or toddlers with disabilities must have individualized family services plan(IFSP). IFSP must include
a. statement of infant or toddler's present level of development
b. statement of the family's priorities, goals, and resources related to enhancing the development of the child
c. statement of major outcomes to be achieved
d. what serves are nesscary to meet these needs
e. statement on what natural environments the service will be provided
f projected dates
g name of case manger -
a. replaced term handicapped with disabled
b. added two disability categories (autism, traumatic brain injury)
c. added and clarified types of related services, assistive technology, and rehabilitation services
d. required that individualized transition planning to included in IEP of students with disabilities who were 16 or older