2. VOCABULARY
• Exceptionality
• Full inclusion
• Normalization
• Developmental
• “Social Role
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disabilities
Gifted and talented
Transition plan
Biased assessment
Bilingual education
Sheltered English
Immersion
Valorization”
• Inclusion
• Least Restrictive
Environment
3. Acceptable labeling in the olden days of
school– “moron, imbecile, idiot, slow,
retarded”
Acceptable labeling in contemporary school
(now)- Special needs, LD (learning
disabled), physically challenged, mentally
challenged, multi handicap
4. Brown v. Board of Education- this was the case that
was the setting of Plessy vs. Fergusson case in which
set up separate but equal. Although it did not integrate
the disabled per se, it became the predecessor of
equal rights for the disabled.
PARC v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania –
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children sued
PA for failing to support adequate academic
experiences.
Mills v Board of Education- this case was brought
before the federal court and it outlined the due process
for safeguards, labeling, placement, exclusion.
5. Section 504 & Public Law 93-112 – prohibits any program from
excluding anyone from participation regardless of special need
Public Law 94-142 –
provided the Education for All Handicapped Act
focused on ages 3-21 for free and appropriate education
provides safeguards to protect rights of students and parents
education in the class must provide a less restrictive
environment
created IEP programs (Individual Education Programs)
involves parents in the educational decision related to their
children
provides fair, precise, and nonbiased evaluations
6. Americans with Disabilities ACT – George Bush
signed ADA into law saying that
employers could not discriminate against a disability
public transportation must be accessible
Public places needed to remove physical barriers
