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This is the court case that set the tone for many things and for the special education population it began the processes that would impact them in the sense that as time progressed not only would blacks and whites no longer be segregated but neither would those with exceptionalities.
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The National Commission presented the Education of Special People to the government agenda for the first time.
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During this time education was moving toward inclusion within the desegregated guidelines while also bringing the field of special education to light as a profession that required specialized research and degrees.
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The court ruled that students who qualify for special education services must have access to public school programs that meet their unique educational needs, and that the programs must be supported by services that enable students to benefit from instruction and are entitled to an IEP reasonably calculated to facilitate learning. The ruling gave lower courts a standard to follow when deciding what adds up to free and appropriate public education
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The court ruled that students with disabilities ought be given a public education and cost not be a factor of the education. The case established that "all children are entitled to free public education and training appropriate to their learning capacities"
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Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the initial disability civil rights law to be executed in the United States. It bans discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance.
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TASH was formed as a member supported organization that strives to actively support research, knowledge, information and litigation for the special education population.
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Education for all Handicapped Children Act, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA) requires all public schools accepting federal funds to provide balanced access to education to children with physical and mental disabilities and requires that each child have an “individualized education program” (IEP) that is executed in the “least restrictive environment” possible
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The court ruled that students who qualify for special education
services must have access to public school programs that meet
their unique educational needs, and that the programs must be
supported by services that enable students to benefit from instruction and are entitled to an IEP reasonably calculated to facilitate learning. The ruling gave lower courts a standard to follow when deciding what adds up to free and appropriate public education -
It redefined the federal role in K-12 education was to help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged, disabled and minority students and their peers. It was based on four basic principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents and an emphasis on proven teaching methods. The hope was for this new law to help ensure they all receive a quality education
