Special Education

The Education of
the Handicapped
Act Amendments of
1986 PL 99-457

The Education for

1986 The Individual with The Individual with
All Handicapped Disabilities Disabilities
Children Act of Education Act of Education
1975 PL 94-142 1990 PL 1010-476 Improvement Act of
2004 PL 108-446
1983 1997

1975 The Education of 1990 The Individual with

2004
the Handicapped Disabilities
Act Amendments of Education Act
1983, PL 98-199 Amendments of
1997 PL 105-17
 Rehabilitation and Civil Rights
Vocational
Rehabilitation Act Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 PL 93-112 Amendments of
1998 PL 105-220

1973
Rehabilitation Act
1998
Amendments of Americans with Americans with
1983 PL 98-221 Disabilities Act of Disabilities Act
1990 PL 101-336 Amendments Act of
2008 PL 110-325
1986 1992

1983 Rehabilitation Act

1990 Rehabilitation Act 2008
Amendments of Amendments of
1986 PL 99-506 1992 PL 102-569
 Career and Technology Education
Educational
Amendments of
1976 Title II PL 94-
482

1976
The Smith – The Carl D.
Hughes Act of The Carl D. Perkins Career and
1917 PL 347 Perkins Vocational Technology
Education Act of Education Act of
1984 PL 98-524 2006 PL 109-270
1968 1998

1917 The Vocational

Education Act
1984 The Carl D. Perkins
Vocational Applied 2006
Amendments of Technology Education
1968 PL 90-210 Act Amendments of
1998 PL 105-332
1963
1990
The Vocational The Carl D. Perkins
Education Act of Vocational Applied
1963 PL 88-210 Technology Education
Act Amendments of
1990 PL 101-392
 Workforce Training
Job Training
Reform
Amendments of
1992 PL 102-367
1992
Comprehensive Job Training
Partnership Act of Workforce
Employment and Investment Act if
Training Act of 1982 PL 97-300
1998 PL 105-220
1973 PL 93-203
1978 1986

1973 Comprehensive 1982 Job Training 1998

Employment and Partnership Act
Training Act Amendments of
Amendments of 1986 PL 99-496
1978 PL 95-524
 Education Reform
Goals 2000:
Educate America
Act of 1994 PL
103-227

The School-to- Higher Education Higher Education

Work Opportunities Amendments of Opportunity Act of
Act of 1994 PL 1998 PL 105-244 2008 PL 105-224
103-239

2001

1994 Improving America’s 1998 The No Child Left 2008

Schools Act of 1994 Behind Act of 2001
PL 103-382 PL 107-110
 Why So Important?
Special Education, Rehabilitation and Civil Rights,
Career and Technology Education, Workforce Training,
Education Reform all help show to a parent the history
of special education law and why it matters to advocate
for their child. By giving parents a timeline to use they
are able to see what laws play a major role in their
child’s education. Many parents can be overwhelmed by
the information given to them so the simpler it is
presented the easier it is for them to interpret. Making
decisions for a child can be a challenge our job as
educators is to make it a little more less complicated.
 References

Sitlington, P. L., Neubert, D. A., & Clark, G. M.

(2009). Transition Education and Services for
Students with Disabilities. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall.