Developmental Disabilities LANTERMAN ACT-- Services and Facilities This law established the right of Amendments people with developmental Integrated previous legislation disabilities in CA to services and and required every state to supports to allow them to live a establish a on Developmental more independent life. Regional Disabilities and included a new Centers are developed to provide definition of developmentally needed services. delayed. Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) Often called the first civil rights act Education for All Handicapped for people with disabilities. Discrimination against people with Children Act disabilities is confronted for the first A free appropriate public time. Section 504 prohibits programs education (FAPE) in the least receiving federal funds from restrictive environment is discriminating against “otherwise guaranteed. Individualized qualified handicapped” individuals and Education Programs (IEPs) are sparks the formation of “504 mandated with special education workshops” and numerous grassroots and related services designed to organizations. Litigation arising out of meet the needs of each child Section 504 generates such disability (aged 3-21) with disabilities, and rights concepts as “reasonable "wherever possible" to be modification”, “reasonable accommodation”, and “undue burden” educated with children who do not that will form the framework for the have disabilities. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
LANTERMAN ACT-- This law established the right of people with developmental disabilities in CA to services and supports to allow them to live a more independent life. Regional Centers are developed to provide needed services. Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Amendments Integrated previous legislation and required every state to establish a on Developmental Disabilities and included a new definition of developmentally delayed. Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) Often called the first civil rights act for people with disabilities. Discrimination against people with disabilities is confronted for the first time. Section 504 prohibits programs receiving federal funds from discriminating against “otherwise qualified handicapped” individuals and sparks the formation of “504 workshops” and numerous grassroots organizations. Litigation arising out of Section 504 generates such disability rights concepts as “reasonable modification”, “reasonable accommodation”, and “undue burden” that will form the framework for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Education for All Handicapped Children Act A free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment is guaranteed. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are mandated with special education and related services designed to meet the needs of each child (aged 3-21) with disabilities, and "wherever possible" to be educated with children who do not have disabilities.