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  • Disability Rights Legislation in the United States

Larry P. v. Riles Court Case

By 1979, black children represented only 10% of students in the Californian education system, but special education was comprised of 25% black students. The defendants argued that IQ tests were discriminatory and were racially or culturally biased in favor of white students. The judge of this case ruled that IQ tests could no longer be used as the sole identifier for placing black students in special education.

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  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

  • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

  • Supplemental Security Income

  • Rosas Law (Pub. L. 111-256)

  • Fair Housing Act

  • Architectural Barriers Act (1968)

  • Telecommunications Act of 1996

  • Help America Vote Act (2002)

  • Fourteenth Amendment

  • Synergistic efforts from state and federal governments

  • Public Law 85-926

  • Mills v. Board of Education

  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)

  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

  • Disability Evaluation Under Social Security

  • Board of Education v. Rowley

  • Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District

  • Larry P. v. Riles Court Case

  • Disability Legislation Relating to Higher Education in America

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  • IQ Tests as a Form of Eugenics, Part 1

  • Racial Bias in IQ Tests

  • The Racist History of the SAT