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This law is known as the Training of Professional Personnel Act. It helped train leaders to educate children with mental retardation. -
This was a U.S. Supreme Court which rules that it was unconstitutional for educational institutions to segregate children by race. After this decision, parents of children with disabilities began to bring lawsuits against their school districts for excluding and segregating children with disabilities. The parents argued that, by excluding these children, schools were discriminating against the children because of their disabilities. -
The movie Mary Poppins was released, which is one of my favorite movies. This is the original starring Julie Andrews. -
ESEA was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This law not only called for equal access to education for all students but also federal funding for both primary and secondary education for students disadvantaged by poverty. -
This health with the exclusion of children with mental retardation from public schools. This case ruled in favor of students with disabilities. PARC v. Penn. called for students with disabilities to be placed in public school settings that met their individual educational needs, based on a proper evaluation. -
After the PARC and Mills ruling, Congress set out to uncover how many children with special education needs were being underserved. The Bureau of Education for the Handicapped found that there were eight million children requiring special education services. Of this total, 3.9 million students decently had their educational needs met, 2.5 million were receiving a substandard education and 1.75 million weren’t in school. -
Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft. This is a software I use a lot in school, as well as outside of school. -
Congress enacted Public Law 94-142, also known as The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Congress intended that all children with disabilities would “have a right to education, and to establish a process by which State and local educational agencies may be held accountable for providing educational services for all handicapped children.” -
The underdog United States hockey team defeated the dominant U.S.S.R. hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics. This was during the Cold War, so this lifted people's spirits. My family loves the movie "Miracle", which is based on this story. -
Disney World opened Epcot, which was the second of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World. I visit Disney World every year, and Epcot is one of my favorite parks because I love exploring all the countries. -
This law addressed early intervention and mandated that individual states provide services to families of children born with disabilities from the time they are born. Previously, these services were not available until a child reached the age of three. -
This law significantly changed Public Law 94-142, or the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Traumatic brain injury and autism were added as new disability categories. Also, Congress mandated that as a part of a student’s individual education plan (IEP), or an individual transition plan (ITP) must be developed to help the student transition to post-secondary life. -
Friends, which is a very popular TV show, debuted for the first time on NBC. I absolutely love this show, and I can't believe how long it has been out!