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Exclusion
Children with disabilities were excluded form the classroom. They were seen as distractions, and therefore stayed home, or were expelled for poor academics. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Court case ruled “understanding that all people, regardless of race, gender, or disability, have a right to a public education” (Esteves & Rao, 2008) -
Right to choose
School Districts were able to choose to participate in teaching SPED in their schools. No extra funding provided yet to accommodate SPED. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESEA “schools began receiving federal monies for public education. A year later, an amendment to the act set aside funds specifically for students with disabilities” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). -
Sec. 504 of the RehabilitationAct
It“stated that a person with a disability cannot be excluded or denied benefit from any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, either public or private” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
“President Gerald Ford signed the EAHCA, currently known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). -
Board of Ed. of Hendrick Hudson CSD v. Rowley Case
Court case ruling that “students who qualify for special education services must have access to public school programs that meet
their unique educational needs, and that the programs must be supported by services that enable students to benefit from instruction” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). -
EAHC Revised
Revisions made were “Traumatic brain injury and autism were added as new disability categories” “part of a student’s IEP, an individual transition plan, or ITP, must be developed to help the student transition to post-secondary life” ("Timeline of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)"). -
Americans with Disabilities Act
"The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public" (2019). -
EAHCA changed to IDEA
Pres. Clinton reauthorized IDEA. All students have “access to the same curriculum, expand the “developmental delay” definition from birth through five years of age to also include students between the ages of six and nine” ("Timeline of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)"). -
No Child Left Behind Act
With NCLB “special education should continue
to focus on producing results” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). SPED teachers have higher standards to be held to, in order to “focus less on procedural compliance and more on results” (Esteves & Rao, 2008). -
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Resources
Esteves, K. J., & Rao, S. (2008, November/December). The Evolution of Special Education. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from https://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/resources/1/Principal/2008/N-Oweb2.pdf Timeline of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (2019, March 26). Retrieved from https://adata.org/learn-about-ada -
Resources
Esteves, K. J., & Rao, S. (2008, November/December). The Evolution of Special Education. Retrieved March 26, 2019, from https://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/resources/1/Principal/2008/N-Oweb2.pdf Timeline of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (2019, March 26). Retrieved from https://adata.org/learn-about-ada