1. Rights of Disabled Children
History of Neglect, Turning Point, Congressional Action, IDEA, AIDS
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2. History of Education for the Handicapped
(Hartford) American Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
New York Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
(Massachusetts) Resolve for Erecting a Lunatic Hospital
(Chicago) Public school classes for physically handicapped and blind students
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3. 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
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4. American Public School Law
Turning Point
Brown v. Board of Education
extended educational access to all children
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth
free public education
Mills v. Board of Education of D.C.
free appropriate public education
individualized education plan (IEP)
due process procedures
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5. American Public School Law
Congressional Action
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504
Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1975
Public Law
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997
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6. 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
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