Court Cases
Brown v. Board of Education (Think specifically what this decision did for disability rights)
Set precedent for not excluding disabled children from "normal" public schooling
Father of neoliberal educational laws, required disabled children to take part in same national testing standards as all students.
No Child Left Behind
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
Doe v. Withers
Decision: Teachers are responsible to follow IEP plans
Passed in 1990, signed into law by Bush Sr. this law provided equal protection under the law in employment and accessibility
American with Disabilities Act
NCLB
No Child Left Behind
Burlington School Committee v. Department of Education
Decision: Public schools may be required to pay for private school education if they do not provide adequate disability services.
Passed in 2010, under President Obama, provided expanded protections including prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating based on pre-existing conditions
Obamacare aka The Affordable Care Act
IEP
Individualized Education Program
Honig v. Doe
Decision: Behavior related to a disability is not justification for removing children from their education.
Earliest Civil Rights act aimed at the disabled (1973). Required public buildings to be accessible. Including public schools.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Decision: All students with disabilities have a right to public education.
Passed in 2004, provided assistive technology to disabled students, in part to help them transition from school to work life.
Assistive Technology Act of 2004
EHA
Education for all Handicapped Children Act