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American School for the Deaf
American School for the Deaf (ASD) is the birthplace of American Sign Language and a national leader in providing comprehensive educational programs and services for deaf and hard of hearing students. Among deaf schools, ASD is known as the "Mother School," providing an exemplary model educational program for the deaf community and serving as a springboard for trained and experienced educators in the field. -
Perkins Institution for the Blind
Originally named the New England Asylum for the Blind. Now located in Watertown, Massachusetts, its the worldwide leader in education services for children and young adults who are blind and visually impaired with multiple disabilities. -
Brown V. Board Of Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxprgouAYU The Brown family, along with twelve other local black families in similar circumstances, filed a class action lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education in a federal court arguing that the segregation policy of forcing black students to attend separate schools was unconstitutional. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is the nation's national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. ESEA authorizes state-run programs for eligible schools and districts eager to raise the academic achievement of struggling learners and address the complex challenges that arise for students who live with disability, mobility problems, learning difficulties, poverty, or transience, or who need to learn English. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/rehabilitation-act-1973 The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
A law that says all students with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate education. This means schools must provide support and services to help them learn and be successful, and students should be in a regular classroom as much as possible. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and many public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. -
Friendship Circle
Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to 3,000 individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational, social, educational and vocational programming. In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle enriches its vast network of volunteers by enabling them to reap the rewards of selfless giving. Friendship Circle also provides support to individuals and families struggling with isolation, addiction and other family-related crises. -
No Child Left Behind Act
https://www.findlaw.com/education/curriculum-standards-school-funding/no-child-left-behind.html Under the NCLB law, states must test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. And they must report the results, for both the student population as a whole and for particular “subgroups” of students, including English-learners and students in special education, racial minorities, and children from low-income families. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
IDEA ensures that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education to meet their unique needs. The law requires public schools to provide special education and related services to children from ages 3–21 who meet certain eligibility criteria, and to provide early intervention services to eligible children ages birth to age 3.