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Brown Vs. Board of Education Topeka
Declared that separate is not equal. It ruled that "separate educational facilities are inherently equal". Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving an adequate education. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This law is a Civil Rights Law that protects students who do not qualify for services under IDEA but the student still has a disability. Examples include small testing location and extended time. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities.
The Primary purposes of the IDEA is to provide a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities and to give parents a voice in their child's education. -
The Education of Handicapped Children Act
The Education of Handicapped Children Act is a Federal law governing the education of all children with disabilities. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
Regular Education Initiative
The Regular Education Initiative is a response to identified problems in our system for educating low-performing children, but it is a not a detailed blueprint for changing the system. Educators must achieve consensus on what the REI actually proposes. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, and transportation, and all areas 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. -
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
This law requires students with mild disabilities to pass state tests along with their peers that do not have disabilities. This also required that all students be held to a high standard. This law was passed by congress in 2001 and signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
Signed into effect in 2004 by President George W. Bush. The major purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act is to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.
