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Beattie vs Board of Education
Back then the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a ruling that a student could be excluded if they present any disability. Once this student was removed from a public education setting, it was actually suggested that he attend a school for students who were deaf. Which would not be an appropriate setting. -
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
A group of administrators established the CEC as the International Council for the Education of Exceptional Children. This council helped pass an act in 1975 for Education for All Handicapped Children. They were worried and strived to meet all the needs of the people who faced disabilities or those with gifts or special talents. Here is their website in case you want to check it out: https://www.cec.sped.org/ -
John F. Kennedy’s “National Plan to Combat Mental Retardation”
John F. Kennedy talked to congress about this new plan to support all the new resources to address the need of people with mental retardation. Kennedy brought intellectual disabilities "out of the shadows" and into the public light. Later on October 24 of 1963 president Kennedy signed the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendment to the Social Security Act. Here is the video when they signed the law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhGhRA_7yCA -
Mills v Board of Education of the District of Columbia
In this lawsuit, the court ruled that all students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for the cost of the education. This meant that if there were not enough funds to pay for a child’s education given their disability, the school had to make reasonable attempt to appropriate funds to the best of its ability to ensure that all children had an opportunity to benefit from public education (Lerner & Johns, 2014). -
The Rehabilitation Act
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504 addresses protections for students with disabilities. Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the department. In this law, they forbid discrimination in schools based on disability. This applies to colleges and universities as well as elementary, middle and high schools. Which at the same time supports mainstreaming. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
President Gerald Ford signed the law for the Education for All Handicapped Children known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Congress opened public school doors for children with disabilities and laid the foundation of the country’s commitment to ensure that these children will have equal opportunities to contribute to their community. the law guaranteed access to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment (LRE) to every child. -
The foundation of Learning Disabilities
This was a tax-exempt public charity dedicated to providing funds for research and education and the promotion of public awareness of both children and adults with learning disabilities. They visualized a world in which learning disabilities are universally understood, so all individuals are equally accepted. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This was a Civil Rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It was signed by President George W. Bush. It was mainly in all areas of public life. People would have accommodations according to their disabilities. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The EAHCA was renamed in 1990 as the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and continues to serve as the centerpiece for all matters pertaining to the protection of educational rights for students with disabilities. The main goal of IDEA is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability. -
Changes to the individuals with disabilities education act.
Now the law states that there must be specific procedures to ensure a free appropriate public education for all students with disabilities. By these means that every student has to be offered their very own IEP’s that focus on their improvement. Also, IDEA Part B can provide benefits to students with disabilities who are placed by their parents in private schools. -
No Child Left Behind
President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. The law was controversial in part because it penalized schools that didn't show improvement. They wanted to increase funding and penalizations.
