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Special Education Timeline- Britainy Allen

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  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    This case was the start of the Special Education movement. This case won the claim that it is "unconstitutional for educational institutions to segregate children by race." (https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline) This case therefore allowed children of all races to have equal opportunity such as free public education. This event has had such a major affect on Special Education Laws even today. Without it, none of the laws that came after would probably exist.

  • ESEA

    ESEA
    Also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This act was created for K-12 students and gave just over a billion dollars to support funding for students with disadvantages and to ensure they are getting the tools they need. This affects the movement today due to the many revisions this act has undergone since.
    Source: https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html

  • PARC and Mills

    PARC and Mills
    PARC stands for Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. the Commonwealth of Penn., a court case study. The other is Mills v. Board of Education of Columbia. PARC argued that children with disadvantages should never be denied free, public education under any circumstance. Mills argued that education for these children was not too expensive and practicing expelling exceptional children from school is wrong. Source: https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/art/history.spec.ed.law.htm

  • Public Law 94-142

    Public Law 94-142
    This law is also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, signed by Gerald Ford. This act claimed that states have an obligation to accept money from the federal government regarding "equal access to education for children with disabilities." (https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline). This law has been revised quite a few times. Basically ensuring that the states are using the federal money for this specific reason responsibly.

  • Public Law 99-457

    Public Law 99-457
    This law is in addition to the Public Law 94-142. This law ensures that children are given special assistance and services if needed from when they are first born by the state. Before this, the states were not required to give special services to children under the age of three. Source: https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline

  • Handicapped Children's Protection Act

    Handicapped Children's Protection Act
    This law essentially gave the parents of exceptional children more freedom to act in their child's IEP, or Individual Education Plan. This is significant because the parents must have a say in their child's education because the parent knows the child perhaps more than anyone else. Their input and wishes for the child are respected and valued. The parent does not however make the rules, but they do have a voice. Source: https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline

  • Public Law 101-476

    Public Law 101-476
    This law is once again a revision to Law 94. It essentially added autism and Traumatic brain injury to the list of disability categories. This event is critical for the future of special education services because these categories are even more specified to serve children on the autism spectrum and help people understand how they learn and what needs the individual may have. Source: https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline

  • IDEA

    IDEA
    Public Law 94 becomes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act introduced by President Clinton. This new and improved version of the law signified that curriculum should be accessible to all students, as well as extending the ages of the developmental delay category from birth to five years to 9 years. This is significant in history because it says that the curriculum of the grade level may be accessed by students with special needs. https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline

  • NCLB

    NCLB
    Also known as the No Child Left Behind Law. This Law is basically a revised and updated version of the ESEA Act. The NCLB was written to ensure that we are holding all schools accountable for student success, those including students receiving SPED services, in order to create equal opportunity for all learners. The act included accommodations for tests, annual testing, AYP and more. Source: understood.org

  • Assistive Technology Act

    Assistive Technology Act
    This act was created in order to provide children with disabilities the technological resources to further their learning if needed. They are to be given equal amount of technological resources as their peers. This is important for the future of special education especially now that technology is so relevant in society and in education. Sources: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/ata/