Heidi Schneider

Dr. Carrie Mitchell

SED 312

Laws

Date

Affects
What
Population?

Summary
This case said all
children should
have equal
education, but
separate. However,
its difficult to have
things that are
equal if they are
separated. Parents
with disabled
children said that
under the law, the
child with
disabilities has a
right to be able to
have all the same
opportunities as
everyone else.
This act says
people cant
discriminate due to
race, gender,
religion or any
other
demographic.
Was passed to help
students from lowincome families
that were having
difficulty in school.
It helped give
funding to the
schools to help the
students succeed
in school. In 1968,
the act was
amended and
became the
Bilingual Education
Act which helped
students whose
primary language
wasnt English. It
gave the schools
funding for

Brown v. Board of
Education Topeka

1954

Originally for
minority students,
but then parents of
special need
children thought
they should have
the same
opportunities as all
other children.

Civil Rights Act

1964

Affects minorities
and was later used
to say that people
cant discriminate
against people with
disabilities.

Elementary and
Secondary Act

1965

Affects low-income
families,
specifically
students.

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Hobson v. Hansen

1967

It affects lowincome students

and African
American students
who have a lower
IQ.

Diana v. State
Board of Education

1970

This affected
students whose
native language
was not English.

Architectural
Barriers Act

1968

Affects businesses
that are federally
owned or funded.
Also affects people
with disabilities.

Rehabilitation Act

1972/1973

This affects
businesses that are
federally funded

resources.
This case was
centered around
the idea that its
unfair to have a
track system based
on the IQs of
students. This
discriminates
against low-income
and African
American students
whose IQ might not
be as high.
This case said that
students had to be
tested in their
native language.
This was to prevent
African American
children from being
put into Special
Education classes
just because they
didnt do well on
standardized tests
because they were
tested in English,
not in their native
language.
This act says that
all buildings and
businesses that are
federally owned or
supported must be
accessible to
everyone. No
matter a persons
disabilities, they
should be able to
access the
building. This
would include
buildings such as
libraries, schools,
and post offices.
This act was
vetoed by
President Nixon in

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Education of All
Handicapped
Children Act (IDEA)

1975

and people with

disabilities who
work at and go to
places that are
federally funded.

1972 but passed

by congress. The
veto lead to
protests and
demonstrations.
The act was passed
in 1973. It said that
people with
disabilities in
federally funded
programs could not
be discriminated
against. Special
accommodations
are to be given to
them and things
like handicap
parking and curb
cuts came about.

The act affects

schools and
everyone that
works in it. It also
affects the K-12
students, ages 621, and the
students parents,
both disabled and
not disabled.

This law said that

all schools needed
to provide special
services to children
with disabilities.
Also, that the
rights of the
children and
parents are
protected. Steps
should also be
taken to ensure
improvement in
the childs
academics,
through a least
restrictive
environment. An
IEP must also be in
place for students
with disabilities.
This also says that
all students, no
matter their
disabilities, must
take the
standardized tests
given to all other
students.

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IDEIA

2004

Affects people with

disabilities starting
at birth and going
through age 21.

No Child Left
Behind/Elementary
-Secondary Act

1965/2001

This affects all

school age
children, especially
students from lowincome families.

This act had been

added to from the
original act in 1975
(PL-94-142). In
1990(PL-101-476),
1997(PL-105-17),
and then in
2004(PL-108-446)
things were added
and changed. This
act says that
students with
disabilities must be
educated by the
school they attend
and cant be
rejected because of
the disabilities they
have. They must
also not be
discriminated
against, they have
the right to a free
public education,
and they must be
taught in an
environment that is
appropriate for
them to learn in.
The schools must
make decisions
with the parents of
the students and
safeguards must
be in place to
protect the rights
of the children with
disabilities.
This act says that
students have
certain
expectations in
school. The
teachers must
teach according to
scientific research
that shows
effective teaching
practices. All
students must take

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standardized tests
and all scores must
be used, but
accommodations
for students with
disabilities are
given, like more
time to complete
the tests. They
must take
assessments in
math, reading and
science. When the
scores are posted,
certain groups
scores must be
posted too, such as
English learners,
students with
disabilities, and
different ethnic and
racial groups.