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First Special Education School
The first Special Education school opened up July 19th, 1817. The school was called "American Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb" in Hartford, Connecticut. The founder of the school was a man named Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Gallaudet was an American educator and went on to become the school's first principal. Source: (Gallaudet, 2022) -
First Public School for Special Education
In 1817 the first public classes were held for kids with disabilities. The classes were taught by teachers who were specialized to help students with disabilities and many of whom were trained by institutions. This was a success as time went on student population for the school increased. Source: (The Minnesota Governor's Council on Devlopmental Disabilities) -
PARC v. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) had filed a lawsuit against the commonwealth of Pennsylvania claiming that Retarded children in Pennsylvania were not allowed to go into public education classes. They had ended up winning the lawsuit and it was declared that all children with mental retardation would be allowed free public education if they chose to. Source: (Embryo Project Encyclopedia, 2022) -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This law protected children from ages 3-21. This law was extremely vital for disabled children as it was known as their "Bill of Rights". What the law did was allow due process, least restrictive environments (what class is best for the child), and an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Source: (A history of the individuals with disabilities education act, 2022) -
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No Child Left Behind Act
This act was very important to children with disabilities because it made sure that all schools improve student performance and in doing so it placed more pressure on schools to make sure that all students were progressing at or above the rate that the government wanted them to. They did this by enforcing penalties on schools that did not meet the requirements.However it has ended because lawmakers are unsure of how to reform the law a better way. Source: (Chen, 2022)