Started by an organized meeting at the Teacher’s College at Columbia University set up to discuss ways teachers could brainstorm and work together.

A council set up in Ohio to help children who were not allowed to go to public school

A constitution was drawn up with the broad purposes to promote the welfare of mentally retarded persons of all ages and to prevent mental retardation

Found that segregation of schools was unlawful. Opened the doorway for other civil rights groups to demand fair and equal public education.

26 member panel appointed by President John F. Kennedy paved the way for federal funding for the research of mental retardation and new legislation involving mental retardation

The first major legislation to combat mental illness and retardation. The amendment incorporated many of the panel's recommendations and provided planning grants to enable states to update their intellectual disabilities programs. It also increased funding for prevention through maternity and infant care

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the first federal grant program specifically for youth with disabilities

Early intervention is added.

Landmark case that declared schools could not turn away students using the excuse of lack of funds and resources.

Was the first education lawsuit establishing the right for public education for mental retarded students which helped paved the way for the Mills v. Board of Education.

Requires that vocational education be provided for students with disabilities

Provides for equal access to public facilities and protects individuals from discrimination due to their disability.

Parents are allowed to have access to all personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used by a school district regarding their child

Parents sought to add additional services to their child’s IEP and the Federal Court decided the school was providing a meaningful education and no additional services were needed.

The law states that individuals who are members of special populations (including individuals with disabilities) must be provided with equal access to recruitment, enrollment, and placement activities in vocational education

Supreme Court ruled that reimbursement to attend private school was legal if the public school was not providing free and appropriate education.

This amendment makes clear that students and parents have rights under EAHCA (now IDEA) and Section 504

Found that students with disabilities could not be excluded from school due to behavioral issues.

This law provides funding to develop statewide, consumer-responsive information and training programs designed to meet the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities of all ages

ADA adopts the Section 504 regulations as part of the ADA statute. In turn, numerous “504 Plans” for individual students start to become more common place in school districts

This amendment calls for many changes to the old law. One of the biggest was the addition of transition services for students with disabilities. School Districts were now required to look at outcomes and assisting students with disabilities in transitioning from high school to postsecondary life

Added developmentally delayed to the definition of disabled and required parents to work with LEA's to settle disagreements.

Set up procedures and standards for schools to close achievement gaps focusing on students who are disadvantaged such as special needs students. Assessments are done using state testing.

Provides federal funding to Title 1 schools to purchase resource items such as library resources without the approval of government officials.

Aligns with NCLB.