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Education Laws, Federal: Impact on Education of the Deaf
In examining federal laws that impact the education of the deaf child, one needs to begin with the sweeping educational acts of the 1960s and the enactment of Public Law 94-142 (1975), then trace this law’s amendments up to the present.
Public Law 88-352 (The Civil Rights Act—1964)
Following on the heels of the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision of 1954, which paved the way for integration and was a major victory for the civil rights movement, this law authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange for support for institutions of higher education and required school districts to provide in-service programs for assisting instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by segregation, that is, lower educational expectations, lower educational and occupational attainment, and resultantly, ...
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