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Modern Special Education Historical Timeline
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, KS
Court Case; ruled "separate does not mean equal" -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended segregation in public places -
Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-750)
First federal law aimed at educating children with disabiliites -
Diana v State Board of Education on CA
Unsure of exact date in 1970; Schools were ordered to administer tests to students in their native language. -
PA Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of PA
Court ruled that education would be tailored to each student's individual needs; guaranteed a Free and Appropriate Pubic Education -
Larry P. v Riles
Court ruled in favor of the student and said all tests given could not discriminate against a student based on race. -
Mills v. Board of Education of Washington D.C.
Court ruled that district must educate all students regardless of their abilities. -
Section 504 of Rehabilitaion Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112)
First set of laws that protected the rights of individuals with disabilities. -
Education of the Handicapped Act, (P.L. 94-142)
Law guaranteed a free, appropriate public education to every child in the United States. -
Honig v. Doe
Unsure of exact date; This case deals with punishing a student when the behaviors are directly related to his or her disability. -
No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110)
The goal of this law was to improve academic achievement of all students. -
Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (P.L. 100-407)
This law provides assistive technology to disabled persons to aid them in functioning evenly with their typical peers. -
IDEA 2004 (P.L. 108-446)
Law outlines services provided to individuals with disabilities from birth to 21. -
Doug C. v. Hawaii
This case deals with parental rights and conducting IEP meetings without parent involvement.
