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504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ✔✔✔-No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of
handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from
Federal financial assistance.
Defines disabilities as impairments that significantly limit one or more major life activities,
including walking, seeing, hearing, and learning.
Protects all people with disabilities, not only children, from discrimination in programs receiving
federal funding, including all public schools.
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS) - ✔✔✔-Fine motor skills assessment
IQ test
American Disabilities Act of 1990 - ✔✔✔-Largely replaces 504
Directly addreses communication and so it requires that closed captioning be provided to
accommodate individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Areas that may be included in Universal Screening - ✔✔✔-Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math -
Behavior - Social Emotional Skills
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson School System VS Rowley (1982) - ✔✔✔-Overview:
Is there a limit on what schools are expected to pay for their students? Parents
wanted specialized, expensive services. School said efficient services were already in place.
Ruling: Schools are not required to provide superior services, they are required to provide
services that are equal and appropriate.
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Impact: FAPE
Brown VS Topeka Board of Education (1954) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Most impactful, important, and
famous court decisions in US history. Called for Topeka school districts to end racial segregation
in its schools.
Ruling: Unanimously ruled that segregation violates the 14th amendment Separate educational
are inherently unequal
Impact: Set the stage for future court decisions regarding students with disabilities. It
determined that ALL students should have an equal opportunity in education. It became the
basis for every SPED court case that would follow.
Daniel RR VS State Board of Education (1989) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Daniel RR (student with Downs
Syndrome) was not benefiting from a placement in a class of non-handicapped students. School
recommended that he should be placed full time in self-contained classroom. The parents
disagreed.
Ruling: Court ruled that the student had been placed in the least restrictive environment and so
was not violating EAHA.
Impact: Daniel RR reinforced the concept of "Least Restrictive Environment" as well as what
"maximum extent possible" meant in SPED situations.
Diana VS California State Board of Education (1970) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Nine Mexican-American
students contested their placement in classes for students
with mild mental retardation based solely on IQ tests administered in English.
Ruling: Students must be assessed in their primary language or with tests that do not require
English fluency.
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Impact: Paved the way for evaluation and assessment processes to be provided in the student's
primary language.
Does FAPE guarantee the student a spot on a team or in an extracurricular activity? - ✔✔✔-No.
FAPE does not provide preferential treatment. The student must have an equal opportunity to
participate.
Does FAPE require that parent demand for a specific instructional program or class setting be
honored? - ✔✔✔-No. The parent can provide input and state preferences. The IEP team makes
the decision about services.
Does FAPE require that the school provide "the best possible services" or maximize the
potential for the student? - ✔✔✔-No. FAPE is a basic opportunity to make progress.
Does IDEA require/mandate full inclusion? - ✔✔✔-• No!
• The education of students with disabilities must be proved, to the maximum extent
appropriate, with those who do not have disabilities.
• Age-appropriate placement is a consideration in LRE
Does LRE apply only to academic programming? - ✔✔✔-• No!
• IDEA extends LRE to nonacademic and extracurricular activities. Examples: breakfast/lunch,
recess, sports, student organizations, clubs
Does the parent have to agree to eligibility determination assessment? - ✔✔✔-o No.
o The school will not be able to assess for eligibility determination.
o The child will "stay put" in the general education classroom
Stay Put is one of the procedural safeguards provided to parents and students in IDEA.
504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ✔✔✔-No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of
handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from
Federal financial assistance.
Defines disabilities as impairments that significantly limit one or more major life activities,
including walking, seeing, hearing, and learning.
Protects all people with disabilities, not only children, from discrimination in programs receiving
federal funding, including all public schools.
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS) - ✔✔✔-Fine motor skills assessment
IQ test
American Disabilities Act of 1990 - ✔✔✔-Largely replaces 504
Directly addreses communication and so it requires that closed captioning be provided to
accommodate individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Areas that may be included in Universal Screening - ✔✔✔-Vision - Hearing - Reading - Math -
Behavior - Social Emotional Skills
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson School System VS Rowley (1982) - ✔✔✔-Overview:
Is there a limit on what schools are expected to pay for their students? Parents
wanted specialized, expensive services. School said efficient services were already in place.
Ruling: Schools are not required to provide superior services, they are required to provide
services that are equal and appropriate.
,Ultimate WGU DOO2 OA Prep Exam with Questions and Answers – 100% Solved
Impact: FAPE
Brown VS Topeka Board of Education (1954) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Most impactful, important, and
famous court decisions in US history. Called for Topeka school districts to end racial segregation
in its schools.
Ruling: Unanimously ruled that segregation violates the 14th amendment Separate educational
are inherently unequal
Impact: Set the stage for future court decisions regarding students with disabilities. It
determined that ALL students should have an equal opportunity in education. It became the
basis for every SPED court case that would follow.
Daniel RR VS State Board of Education (1989) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Daniel RR (student with Downs
Syndrome) was not benefiting from a placement in a class of non-handicapped students. School
recommended that he should be placed full time in self-contained classroom. The parents
disagreed.
Ruling: Court ruled that the student had been placed in the least restrictive environment and so
was not violating EAHA.
Impact: Daniel RR reinforced the concept of "Least Restrictive Environment" as well as what
"maximum extent possible" meant in SPED situations.
Diana VS California State Board of Education (1970) - ✔✔✔-Overview: Nine Mexican-American
students contested their placement in classes for students
with mild mental retardation based solely on IQ tests administered in English.
Ruling: Students must be assessed in their primary language or with tests that do not require
English fluency.
, Ultimate WGU DOO2 OA Prep Exam with Questions and Answers – 100% Solved
Impact: Paved the way for evaluation and assessment processes to be provided in the student's
primary language.
Does FAPE guarantee the student a spot on a team or in an extracurricular activity? - ✔✔✔-No.
FAPE does not provide preferential treatment. The student must have an equal opportunity to
participate.
Does FAPE require that parent demand for a specific instructional program or class setting be
honored? - ✔✔✔-No. The parent can provide input and state preferences. The IEP team makes
the decision about services.
Does FAPE require that the school provide "the best possible services" or maximize the
potential for the student? - ✔✔✔-No. FAPE is a basic opportunity to make progress.
Does IDEA require/mandate full inclusion? - ✔✔✔-• No!
• The education of students with disabilities must be proved, to the maximum extent
appropriate, with those who do not have disabilities.
• Age-appropriate placement is a consideration in LRE
Does LRE apply only to academic programming? - ✔✔✔-• No!
• IDEA extends LRE to nonacademic and extracurricular activities. Examples: breakfast/lunch,
recess, sports, student organizations, clubs
Does the parent have to agree to eligibility determination assessment? - ✔✔✔-o No.
o The school will not be able to assess for eligibility determination.
o The child will "stay put" in the general education classroom
Stay Put is one of the procedural safeguards provided to parents and students in IDEA.
