05:300:383 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Free Appropriate Public Education, Irving Independent School District, Private Placement

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Education
• Course: 05:300:383
• Professor: J Harrison

Document Summary

Section 504: a law that provides protections for individuals who have a physical or mental. Brown v. board of education (1954): court case that is the basis for future rulings that children with disabilities cannot be excluded from school. Pennsylvania association of retarded children (parc) v. commonwealth of pennsylvania (1971): a court case that guaranteed free public education/special education with intellectual disabilities. No child left behind: the current name for the 1965 law: elementary and secondary education act (esea, a law that includes requirements for assessment (testing), accountability, and school improvement. Americans with disabilities act (amendments): a federal law that prevents discrimination against persons with disabilities and provides equal access to housing, education, public transportation, recreation, health services, voting, and public services. Assistive technology act: a law that promotes access to assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. Ideia: a federal law that mandates a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate.