Special Education Timeline

By amscoggins

  • Brown v.s The Board of Education

    Ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. Paved the way for challenging discriminatory practices towards students with disabilities.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments of 1966

    National Advisory Council
    on Adult Education and Bureau of
    Education for the Handicapped
    established. Plus more funding for schools and training for teachers.

  • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v

    Pennsylvania Association for
    Retarded Children, along with
    parents of children with mild to
    severe disabilities, sued the state
    and won their case to establish a
    free and appropriate education
    (FAPE) for all children with mental
    retardation between the ages the
    ages of 6 and 21 in Pennsylvania

  • Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

    Free and appropriate education for students with disabilities is a constitutional right.

  • Rehabilitation Act

    The Rehabilitation Act prohibits
    discrimination on the basis of
    disability in programs conducted
    by Federal agencies, in programs
    receiving Federal financial
    assistance, in Federal
    employment, and in the
    employment practices of Federal
    contractors.

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)

    Support states and localities in protecting the rights of, meeting the individual needs of, and improving the results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997

    This most recent legislation to address students
    with disabilities amends and reauthorizes IDEA.
    One change was parent participation. Parents‟
    right to be involved in decision making was
    significantly expanded-Prior to IDEA „97, parents
    were only guaranteed to be part of the group that
    developed their child‟s IEP. However, with IDEA
    „97 Congress further strengthened and specified
    parents‟ role in their child‟s IEP.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    This act reauthorized and
    amended federal education programs
    established under the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965.

  • Assistive Technology Act & Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

    Funds state programs
    designed to address the assistive
    technology needs of individuals
    with disabilities.

  • The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

    This was the successor to the NCLB Act and focused on providing all students with a high-quality, fair, and equitable education and closing educational achievement gaps. It also works on parent engagement in their student's education.