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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Four states argued that segregated public schools were unfair and deprived children of equal rights. This law's passing impacted parents of children with disabilities and began to bring lawsuits against their school districts for excluding and segregating children with disabilities. The parents argued that, by excluding these children, schools were discriminating against the children because of their disabilities. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965. ESEA offered new grants to districts serving low-income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, funding for special education centers, and scholarships for low-income college students. Additionally, the law provided federal grants to state educational agencies to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education -
Mills v. Board
This class action lawsuit Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia brought to light that students with disabilities are entitled to an education, and that education cannot be denied based on the accommodations’ additional cost to the school. This case was brought up to the court on behalf of seven children denied public education by the District of Columbia School District because of their disabilities and the cost of accommodations the school would incur to educate them. -
Section 504
Section 504 forbids organizations and employers from excluding individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services. Under this law, individuals with disabilities are defined as persons with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Link for more information: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html -
Sec. 300.114 LRE Requirements
This section from IDEA allows special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. -
Public Law 94-142:Education for All Handicapped Children
Congress enacted The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 on November 29, 1975. This law intended for all children with disabilities to have a right to education, and to establish a process by which each state and local educational agencies may be held accountable for providing educational services for all handicapped children. -
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc
Parent to Parent provides a place where parents can find information on resources to help make decisions about early intervention, early childhood, education, vocational training, employment, and college opportunities, as well as the laws that protect the rights of children and young adults with disabilities. Support Project funded by The Children’s Trust since 2004 supports activities to increase family functioning & parenting practices to improve child overall outcomes. -
Public Law 94-142: Amended-IDEA
Public Law 94-142 became known as IDEA in 1990, Individual with Disabilities Education Act. This law makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities and ensures special education and related services to those children. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHClBi3Kvg -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act implements services in addition to instruction provided during the school day at no cost, an example of this is tutoring. NCLB requires states to establish student academic standards as well as an assessment system to ensure that all students are meeting the academic standards. -
Assistive Technology Act
The Assistive Technology Act also known as AT Act passed in 2004. It is a federal law designed to maximize the ability of people with disabilities to select, obtain, and use assistive technology. The Act builds on previous legislation that highlights the importance of AT in the lives of people with disabilities and increases access to it, Tech Act of 1988.