TExES Special Education EC-12 (161)
Mandated a free appropriate public education for all children
PL 94-142 Education for all with a disability, ensured due process rights, mandated education
Handicapped Children Act in the least restrictive environment and required that students
(EAHCA) (1975) receiving special education services have an individual education
plan.
This law allows for federal funding to create parent training and
information centers so that parents could learn how to protect the
PL 98-199 Education of the rights that PL 94-142 guarantees their child. PL 98-199 also
Handicapped Act Amendments provided financial incentives to expand services for children
(1983) from birth to age 3 and the initiatives for transition services from
school to adult living for students with disabilities.
Mandated services for preschoolers with disabilities and called for
PL 99-457 Education for
the development of statewide systems of early intervention
Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
services for infants and toddlers, birth to age 3.
of 1986
PL 100-407 Technology-Related This act, a.k.a. "The Tech Act,) recognizes that students with
Assistance for Individuals with disabilities need special equipment to perform better and more
Disabilities Act (1988) independently (assistive technology.)
Changed the name Education for Handicapped Children Act (PL
99-457, 1986) to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);
authorized and expanded upon previous funding programs,
PL 101-476 (1990)
mandated that assistive technology needs and transition services
be added to IEPs and added autism and traumatic brain injury to
the listing for educational handicapping conditions.
Passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in July
1990s, the ADA is the first comprehensive declaration of equality
for people with disabilities. The ADA protects the civil rights of
PL 101-336 Americans with
, Disabilities Act (ADA) people with disabilities in all aspects of employment, in
accessing public services such as transportation, and guaranteeing
access to public accommodations such as restaurants, stores,
hotels, and other types of buildings to which the public has
access.
This act extends Section 504 of PL 93-112 by requiring the rights
PL 101-336 Americans with
of equal access and reasonable accomodation in employment
Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990)
services provided by both private and
public sectors.
Reaffirms the basic principles of PL 94-142 and significant
refinements made which impact the way parents, teachers and
PL 105-17 IDEA 1997 administrators go about important work of ensuring quality
education and early intervention for children with disabilities. IDEA
1997 stresses parental involvement.
Most recent special education law emphasizing inclusion of
PL 108-446 IDEA 2004 students with disabilities in high-stakes testing or district testing
with accommodation or in alternate assessments, required special
education teachers be highly qualified.
The nation's latest general education law, emphasizes assessment
PL 107-110 No Child Left Behind Act and accountability and requires states to show adequately yearly
(NCLB) progress (AYP) in raising student achievement.
Before there was IDEA, there was the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a
PL 93-112 Section 504 of the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of
Rehabilitation Act (1973) disability. Section 504 of this act continues to play an important
role in education, especially for studnets with disabilities who may
not qualify for special education services under IDEA.
Assistive technology can greatly improve the access and
function of people with disabilities in school, work, home and
PL 108-364 Assistive Technology Act community. The Assistive Technology Act is intended to ensure
that people with disabilities have access to assistive technology
devices and services.
Mandated a free appropriate public education for all children
PL 94-142 Education for all with a disability, ensured due process rights, mandated education
Handicapped Children Act in the least restrictive environment and required that students
(EAHCA) (1975) receiving special education services have an individual education
plan.
This law allows for federal funding to create parent training and
information centers so that parents could learn how to protect the
PL 98-199 Education of the rights that PL 94-142 guarantees their child. PL 98-199 also
Handicapped Act Amendments provided financial incentives to expand services for children
(1983) from birth to age 3 and the initiatives for transition services from
school to adult living for students with disabilities.
Mandated services for preschoolers with disabilities and called for
PL 99-457 Education for
the development of statewide systems of early intervention
Handicapped Children Act (EHA)
services for infants and toddlers, birth to age 3.
of 1986
PL 100-407 Technology-Related This act, a.k.a. "The Tech Act,) recognizes that students with
Assistance for Individuals with disabilities need special equipment to perform better and more
Disabilities Act (1988) independently (assistive technology.)
Changed the name Education for Handicapped Children Act (PL
99-457, 1986) to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);
authorized and expanded upon previous funding programs,
PL 101-476 (1990)
mandated that assistive technology needs and transition services
be added to IEPs and added autism and traumatic brain injury to
the listing for educational handicapping conditions.
Passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in July
1990s, the ADA is the first comprehensive declaration of equality
for people with disabilities. The ADA protects the civil rights of
PL 101-336 Americans with
, Disabilities Act (ADA) people with disabilities in all aspects of employment, in
accessing public services such as transportation, and guaranteeing
access to public accommodations such as restaurants, stores,
hotels, and other types of buildings to which the public has
access.
This act extends Section 504 of PL 93-112 by requiring the rights
PL 101-336 Americans with
of equal access and reasonable accomodation in employment
Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990)
services provided by both private and
public sectors.
Reaffirms the basic principles of PL 94-142 and significant
refinements made which impact the way parents, teachers and
PL 105-17 IDEA 1997 administrators go about important work of ensuring quality
education and early intervention for children with disabilities. IDEA
1997 stresses parental involvement.
Most recent special education law emphasizing inclusion of
PL 108-446 IDEA 2004 students with disabilities in high-stakes testing or district testing
with accommodation or in alternate assessments, required special
education teachers be highly qualified.
The nation's latest general education law, emphasizes assessment
PL 107-110 No Child Left Behind Act and accountability and requires states to show adequately yearly
(NCLB) progress (AYP) in raising student achievement.
Before there was IDEA, there was the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a
PL 93-112 Section 504 of the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of
Rehabilitation Act (1973) disability. Section 504 of this act continues to play an important
role in education, especially for studnets with disabilities who may
not qualify for special education services under IDEA.
Assistive technology can greatly improve the access and
function of people with disabilities in school, work, home and
PL 108-364 Assistive Technology Act community. The Assistive Technology Act is intended to ensure
that people with disabilities have access to assistive technology
devices and services.
