Rights of Disabled Children History of Neglect, Turning Point, Congressional Action, IDEA, AIDS American Public School Law

History of Education for the Handicapped 1817 - (Hartford) American Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb 1818 - New York Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb 1830 - (Massachusetts) Resolve for Erecting a Lunatic Hospital 1900 - (Chicago) Public school classes for physically handicapped and blind students American Public School Law

American Public School Law History of Neglect Student behavior resulting from imbecility was grounds for expulsion. Watson v. City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1893 A handicapped student could be excluded from regular public school classes because his handicap had “a depressing and nauseating effect on the teachers and school children.” Beattie v. Board of Education, Wisconsin, 1919 American Public School Law

American Public School Law Turning Point 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education extended educational access to all children 1971 - Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth free public education 1972 - Mills v. Board of Education of D.C. free appropriate public education individualized education plan (IEP) due process procedures American Public School Law

American Public School Law Congressional Action Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1975 Public Law 94-142 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997 American Public School Law

American Public School Law Group Engagement Free Appropriate Public Education PARC, Mills Procedural Safeguards & IEP Rowley Least Restrictive Environment Daniel, Roncker, Rachel Separate School Placement Carter, Zobrest Related Services Tatro Discipline Turlington, Honig American Public School Law