Individual Rights
Legislation
Court Cases
Court Cases
Court Cases
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FAPE
What is Free Appropriate Public Education
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Known as "bill of rights" for people with disabilities
What is Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act
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issue of educability addressed; children with ID permitted to attend school
What is PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972)
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issue of children with all disabilities attending school; court ruled that schools must allow all children to attend
What is Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972)
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issue of developing "students to their full potential"; court ruled that child not entitled to a sign language interpreter
What is Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley (1982)
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LRE
What is Least Restrictive Environment
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Ensures that all students are able to meet high state standards in education and individuals with disabilities participates in state/district assessments.
What is NCLB
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Tracking using IQ tests; African-American & low SES not receiving services equivalent to affluent
What is Hobson v Hansen (1967)
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4 questions concerning placement: educational benefits to student; nonacademic benefits; effect of student’s presence on GenEd teacher & students; cost of student in GenEd
What is Sacrmento City Unified School District v. Rachel H. (1994)
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School failed to identify child; Plaintiffs awarded $$$
What is W. B. v. Matula (1995)
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IDEIA
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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provides protections for adults with disabilities; include public and private settings; affects employment, public services, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunications
What is ADA
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issue of administering assessments in native language addressed; Spanish-speaking child tested with English IQ test; labeled ID
What is Diana v. State Board of Education (1970)
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issue of culturally biased assessments addressed; African-American child tested and labeled ID
What is Larry P. v. Riles (1972)
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issue of cost to school district addressed; court ruled that child entitled to one-on-one nursing services for ventilator dependent child
What is Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garrett F. (1999)
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Guarantees Due Process and Equal Protection
What is the 14th Amendment
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Signed by President Obama in 2010; changed MR in all federal documents to ID
What is Rosa's Law
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Continuum of placements; Educate child in GenEd with use of supplemental aids and services & integrate to the maximum extent possible if in more restrictive placement
What is Daniel R. v. State Board of Education (1989)
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issue of related services addressed; court ruled that school must provide service (i.e., catheterization) if it can be completed by a nurse or other personnel
What is Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1982)
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Not required in GenEd when: will not receive benefit; more benefit in separate settings; disruptive force in GenEd
What is Hartmann v. Loudoun County Board of Education (1997)
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Year EAHCA changed to IDEA
What is 1990
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The name of the law also identified as PL-94-142
What is Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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IQ tests used to place minority children in classes for mild ID court ruled that nondiscriminatory tests and other measures used are valid
What is PASE (Parents in Action on Special Education) v. Hannon (1980)
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Issue of “Stay Put” for students with EBD; school’s do not have authority to unilaterally suspend or expel students for more than 10 days unless evidence of weapons, drugs, serious bodily injury; “Stay Put” upheld for students with ED
What is Honig v. Doe (1988)
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13 year old boy with profound ID; multiple health & physical; impairments; 1st District Court- child can not benefit from SpEd; 1st Circuit Court of Appeals- reversed; does not need to demonstrate that he can benefit from SpEd
What is Timothy W. v. Rochester New Hampshire School District (1989)
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