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The Brown V. the board of education was a court case that laid down the foundation for inclusion of students with disabilities.
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded children ( PARC) V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was a court case that made it where there was free education for all children with intellectual disabilities . Not only that but this case also started the push for inclusion in the pubic school.
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This court case extended rights to all children with disabilities. This case highlighted the children also with behavioral problems.
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This Act made it where someone cannot discriminated a person due to their disability. This is the first civil rights law protecting the individuals with disabilities.
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This is the act that required public school to provide free appropriate education for all students with disabilities in their least restrictive environment.
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This I the first special education court case that was heard by the Supreme Court. This was in place to clear up the meaning FAPE and that schools need to provide educational benefits.
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The EAHCA was renamed to the IDEA. The IDEA extended services, one important one being transition planning for life after school
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This is a civil rights law that states there cannot be ably discrimination against students with disabilities mainly highlighting schools.
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This increased accountability in schools with students especially students with disabilities.
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This replaced NCLB and continued to focus on accountability and inclusion in the schools. Not only that but the ESSA highlighted the importance for accommodations for students with disabilities.