Pivotal Legislation Supporting College and Career Readiness for Students With Disabilities

Bibliographic Data

ID12364749
AuthorsStephen M Kwiatek (0000-0001-5310-790X, The University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA, corresponding author), Valerie L Mazzotti (0000-0003-2616-8859, The University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA), Charles L Wood (The University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA)
Year2024
Volume36
Issue1
Pages3-15
Publication date2024-02-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10442073241227820
OpenAlexW4391540280
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

Historically, students with disabilities experience less in-school preparation and postschool success compared with their peers without disabilities. U.S. federal legislation has evolved in an effort to promote successful in-school and postschool success for students with disabilities. Since 1990, legislation has emphasized the importance of postschool preparation (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and more recently, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 mandated all students be prepared for college and careers. In this article, we overview one court case ( Brown v. Board of Education ) and seven pieces of pivotal legislation that had substantive impact on college and career readiness efforts. In addition, we discuss successes over time and suggest opportunities for change to enhance college and career readiness efforts

Legislation · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Disability Education and Employment · Education Systems and Policy · Medicine · Psychology