The Supreme Court Case Of The Brown V Board Of Education
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act reversed the common practice of removing children with disabilities from their homes, and placing them into facilities. This became known as the “deinstitutionalization” movement and gained a lot of support from educators as the detrimental affects of isolating children with disabilities became more known. After the passing of this law almost all institutions were closed, and construction of new facilities was brought to a halt. Furthermore, the law guaranteed the right for children with disabilities to attend a public school in their community and protected them from discrimination. It also allocated federal funding for special education as well as construction to ensure that school’s were accessible for children with