Assignment 1
Rights for students with disabilities have their roots in civil rights, litigation and legislation. The 14th Amendment states that: All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Initial court cases that led to desegregation were decided based on the provisions of the 14th Amendment. Separate but equal education was no longer legal. Rights for students with disabilities were brought about as parents and advocates fought for equal educational rights for all students regardless of disability.
Research the provisions of each of the following court cases/laws and their impact on the present day requirements for the education of all students with disabilities by clinking on the link(s) beside each topic.
1. Brown vs. Board of Education – Link (Links to an external site.)
2. PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania AND 3. Mills vs. District of Columbia Board of Education – Link (Links to an external site.)
4. Family Educational Rights Act of 1974 – Link (Links to an external site.)
5. Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – Link (Links to an external site.)
6. PL 94-142 – Link (Links to an external site.) Link (Links to an external site.)
7. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Link (Links to an external site.)
8. Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) – Amendment 1992 – Link (Links to an external site.)
9. Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)- Amendment 1997 – Link (Links to an external site.)
10. Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) 2004 Reenactment/Improvement Act – Link (Links to an external site.)
Additional resources:
United States Department of Education (Links to an external site.)
The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Write a one page narrative that traces educational rights of students with disabilities from the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to present day laws.
