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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1975)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Oct 06, 2022
In 1975, the United States Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to as the IDEA, which codified the right of all…
LawDisability EvaluationDisability awarenessIntellectual DisabilityPeople with mental disabilities
Geduldig v. Aiello (1974)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Aug 22, 2024
In 1974, the United States Supreme Court decided in a six-to-three decision in Geduldig v. Aiello (1974), hereafter Geduldig, that pregnancy-related…
Lawpregnancy complicationsEctopic PregnancySex discriminationSex discrimination in insurance
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia (1972)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Jun 14, 2022
In Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia (1972), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that students with…
LawSpecial EducationPeople with mental disabilitiesPeople with mental disabilities--Services forIntellectual Disability
Thesis: Changes in American Judicial Behavior in Disability Discrimination Cases in Response to Anti-Discrimination Legislation
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Disabled people have historically lacked legal protection and often faced discrimination in healthcare, reproductive rights, education, and more…
Disability studiesLawSpecial EducationAmericans with Disabilities ActDisability Law
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Jun 05, 2024
On 7 June 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the United States Supreme Court decided, in a seven to two decision, that married couples have the right…
Supreme Court DecisionsJurisprudenceContraceptivesContraceptives, Oral Access to Contraception
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: May 26, 2022
In 1972, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania decided the case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens…
LawPeople with mental disabilitiesIntellectual DisabilitySpecial EducationSpecial education schools