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The supreme court ruled that racially segregated public facilities were legal, so long as facilities for Black people and whites were equal. -
Supreme court case in which SCOTUS ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. This monumental decision paved the way for families with disabled loved ones to advocate for their education! -
On August 2, 1955 the space race against the USSR began -
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act was the first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States. This prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance. Delay of signage of the section 504 also lead to a nationwide sit in! -
Federal Public Law: 94-142 requires public schools to provide an appropriate education for all children with disabilities between ages 3 and 21 -
Formally the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, IDEA was enacted in 1990, it is a law that makes available a free and appropriate public education to children with disabilites aged 3-21. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act bans discrimination on the basis of disability in areas of employment, public accommodation, public services, transportation, and telecommunications. It was signed by President George H.W. Bush -
In 2004 the Individuals with Disabilities Act was reauthorized, this meant that significant changes in the law were made, and the basic structure and civil rights guarantees were preserved.
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In 2012, Barack Obama became America's first Black president -
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Beyonce released Lemonade, a great album that highlighted a lot of the issues in America at the time -
In the Endrew F v. Douglas County School District case, Endrew’s, a child with autism, performance in school improved significantly following his placement in a private school after his parents rejected his public school’s IEP. The court ruled that schools must offer students IEPs that are…“reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” The courts also stated that…“every child should have the chance to meet challenging objectives.” -
The first covid case was documented in the US in 2020