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Congress adds Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 creating a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (this bureau today is called the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP).
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Two significant supreme court decisions [PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) and Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972)] apply the equal protection argument to students with disabilities.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is enacted into statute. This national law protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is enacted.
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The EAHCA is amended with the addition of the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act.
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The EAHCA is amended and is now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is enacted.
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IDEA reauthorized ***This amendment calls for students with disabilities to be included in on state and district-wide assessments. Also, Regular Education Teachers are now required to be a member of the IEP team.
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No Child Left Behind is enacted. ***This law calls for all students, including students with disabilities, to be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014.
