1 for specific request mail
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IDEA
Ans: Individuals with Disabilities Act. Requires states to provide free,
appropriate public education for all students with disabilities who
participate in special education. The four main challenge areas: learning,
social/emotional, motor skills, and communication. The basic source of
law for special education. Represents the latest phase in the philosophy
of educating children with disabilities
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*Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
Ans: Topeka, Kansas. Addressed the inequality of "separate but equal"
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facilities on the basis of race. School segregation became illegal.
*Diana v. The State Board of Education, 1970
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Ans: This case resulted in the decision that all children must be tested in
their native language
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Wyatt v. Stickney, 1971
Ans: Established the right to adequate treatment (education) for
institutionalized persons with mental retardation
*Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, 1972
Ans: The first right to education lawsuit. Laid the foundation for the right
to education for all children with disabilities previously denied if they
had not attained a mental age of 5 by the start of first grade. Special
Education was guaranteed to children with mental retardation. The
victory in this case sparked other court cases for children with other
disabilities.
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*Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia, 1972
Ans: The right to special education was extended to all children with
disabilities, not just mentally retarded children. Judgements in PARC and
Mills paved the way for P.L. 94-142. Students with disabilities must be
given education regardless of the schools' financial limitations.
Public Law 93-112 (Rehabilitation Amendments of 1973)
Ans: The first comprehensive federal statute to address specifically the
rights of disabled youth. It prohibited illegal discrimination in education,
employment, or housing on the basis of a disability.
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Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Ans: Section 504 expands on older law by extending its protection to
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other areas that receive federal assistance, such as education. Protected
individuals must (a) have a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as self-care,
walking, seeing, breathing, working, or learning; (b) have a record of such
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an impairment; or (c) be regarded as having such an impairment. A
disability in itself is not sufficient grounds for a complaint of
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discrimination. The person must be otherwise qualified, or able to meet,
the requirements of the program in question.
Public Law 93-380 (Education Amendments of 1974)
Ans: P.L.94-142 is the funding portion of this act. It required states to
provide full educational opportunities for children with disabilities. It
addressed identification, fair evaluation, alternative placements, due
process procedures, and free, appropriate public education.
Public Law 94-142 Education for all Handicapped Children Act), 1975
Ans: Provided for a free, appropriate public education for all children
with disabilities, defined special education and related services, and
imposed rigid guidelines on the provisions of those services. It paralleled
the provision for a free and appropriate public education in section 504
FTCE ESE k-12 Questions | Accurate & Verified
Answers to Pass Actual Exam
IDEA
Ans: Individuals with Disabilities Act. Requires states to provide free,
appropriate public education for all students with disabilities who
participate in special education. The four main challenge areas: learning,
social/emotional, motor skills, and communication. The basic source of
law for special education. Represents the latest phase in the philosophy
of educating children with disabilities
Assignment Expert
*Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
Ans: Topeka, Kansas. Addressed the inequality of "separate but equal"
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facilities on the basis of race. School segregation became illegal.
*Diana v. The State Board of Education, 1970
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Ans: This case resulted in the decision that all children must be tested in
their native language
©
Wyatt v. Stickney, 1971
Ans: Established the right to adequate treatment (education) for
institutionalized persons with mental retardation
*Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, 1972
Ans: The first right to education lawsuit. Laid the foundation for the right
to education for all children with disabilities previously denied if they
had not attained a mental age of 5 by the start of first grade. Special
Education was guaranteed to children with mental retardation. The
victory in this case sparked other court cases for children with other
disabilities.
, 2 for specific request mail
*Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia, 1972
Ans: The right to special education was extended to all children with
disabilities, not just mentally retarded children. Judgements in PARC and
Mills paved the way for P.L. 94-142. Students with disabilities must be
given education regardless of the schools' financial limitations.
Public Law 93-112 (Rehabilitation Amendments of 1973)
Ans: The first comprehensive federal statute to address specifically the
rights of disabled youth. It prohibited illegal discrimination in education,
employment, or housing on the basis of a disability.
Assignment Expert
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Ans: Section 504 expands on older law by extending its protection to
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other areas that receive federal assistance, such as education. Protected
individuals must (a) have a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as self-care,
walking, seeing, breathing, working, or learning; (b) have a record of such
2026
an impairment; or (c) be regarded as having such an impairment. A
disability in itself is not sufficient grounds for a complaint of
©
discrimination. The person must be otherwise qualified, or able to meet,
the requirements of the program in question.
Public Law 93-380 (Education Amendments of 1974)
Ans: P.L.94-142 is the funding portion of this act. It required states to
provide full educational opportunities for children with disabilities. It
addressed identification, fair evaluation, alternative placements, due
process procedures, and free, appropriate public education.
Public Law 94-142 Education for all Handicapped Children Act), 1975
Ans: Provided for a free, appropriate public education for all children
with disabilities, defined special education and related services, and
imposed rigid guidelines on the provisions of those services. It paralleled
the provision for a free and appropriate public education in section 504
