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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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Definition
| 1954 - Addressed the inequality of "separate but equal" facilities on the basis of race, however idea that segregation was inherently unequal was later applied to handicapping conditions. |
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| Diana v. the State Board of Education |
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Definition
| 1970 - Decision that all children must be tested in their native language. |
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Definition
| 1971 - Right to adequate treatment (education) for institutionalized persons with MR |
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| Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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Definition
| 1972 - Special Ed was guaranteed to children with MR |
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| Mills v. Board of Education of the DC |
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Definition
| 1972 - Right to special education extended to all children with disabilities, not just MR. |
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| Public Law 93-112 (Rehabilitation Amendments of 1973) |
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Definition
| First comprehensive federal statute to address specifically the rights of disabled youth. Prohibited illegal discrimination in education, employment, or housing on the basis of disability. |
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| Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
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Definition
| Extends protection to other areas that receive federal assistance such as education. Must have impairment that substantially limits self-care, walking, seeing, breathing, working or learning. |
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