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Brown decided that parents of children with disabilities, could begin to bring lawsuits against their school districts for excluding and segregating children with disabilities. -
The congress launched an investigation into the status of children with disabilities and found that millions of children were not receiving an appropriate education, ending in court cases establishing in law the right to education for all handicapped children -
Individuals with disabilities have the same legal rights and admission to programs and services as anyone else would. Individuals with disabilities related to speech, manual, and sensory skills are entitled to supplementary tools and other aids. -
Students with disabilities have legal rights to many, here are two examples, Approved and appropriate accommodations and modifications during assessments, and an individualized education plan (IEP). Parents have the right to view their child’s school records -
All legal rights provided under Education of All Handicapped Children Act, including FAPE, LRE, IEP, and parameters of parental involvement, are equally provided to special needs preschool children. -
IDEA expands the disability categories by adding autism and traumatic brain injury. It also approves and reinforces all aspects of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. -
This act of 1990 prohibits discrimination of special needs individuals in adulthood. The ADA prohibits discrimination for special needs adults in:
- Transportation
- Telecommunication services
- Government agencies, services, and occupation. -
In this amendment it provides a greater detail about who needs to be present during Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings and different paperwork and procedures which are required for IEP documentation. Also, the states are responsibly for tracking and documenting the performance, growth, and evolution of each special needs student. -
No Child Left Behind is a federal law that provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress. Also, the states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3rd through 8th and then once in high school. -
In this Disabilities Education Improvement Act is it legally required that students with disabilities are to be taught by their teachers that are highly qualified, teachers who have obtained a state teaching license, and who are certified in special education as well as core subjects.