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The American School for the Deaf
The inspiration for the first American school for the deaf began in 1814. Minister Gallaudet undertook a trip to Europe where he met Clerc, a deaf French priest who had experience in developing sign language. Clerc and Gallaudet returned to Connecticut, where they developed the method of communication, sign language. On April 15, 1817, Gallaudet and Clerc held classes for the first time for seven full-time students. -
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Perkin School for the Blind
This school was founded in 1829, after Dr. John Fisher observed educational practices in France for blind people. In 1912 A new campus is built on the banks of the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, the current site of the school. In 1989 Perkins created the Perkins International Program to serve children who are blind or deafblind with multiple disabilities around the world. Perkins Products introduces the Next Generation Brailler, an update on the classic (Perkins Milestones 2021). -
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Rhode Island Compulsory Education Laws
This law requires children between the ages of 6 and 16 to attend school with the exception of certain physical conditions. The child attends a private school or is instructed at home by the approval of the school committee the child's physical/mental condition makes attendance impracticable the child is excluded from school by law or regulation (Rhode Island Compulsory Education Laws 2019). If the problem is not corrected through administrative means, the parents may be held criminally liable. -
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Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
A man came to Washington with the purpose of establishing a school for the deaf and blind children of the District of Columbia. He obtained the passage of an Act of Congress, which incorporated the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and the Blind. Mr. Kendall donated a house for this school to open and an adjoining house and lot, belonging to Mr Stickney. The number of students in attendance during the first year was eighteen, twelve deaf and six blind. -
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of “separate but equal”, Which allowed states to legally segregated the races. -
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Beattie v. Board of Education
The courts ruled that students with physical disabilities could be excluded from school because they were said to have a “depressing and nauseating effect” on other students (Special Education in Contemporary Society Gargiulo, Richard M.; Bouck, Emily C.. Special Education in Contemporary Society (p. 452). SAGE Publications. -
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Children with Learning Disabilities Association
At a meeting of parents and professionals concerned about children with various learning difficulties the term learning disabilities was used. I help unite participants in an organization known as the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. Gargiulo, Richard M.; Bouck, Emily C.. Special Education in Contemporary Society (p. 195). SAGE Publications. Edición de Kindle. -
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Mills v. Board of Education
Was brought forth by the parents and guardians of children who represented a wide range of disabilities. These parents based their argument on the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ruled that students with disabilities must be given a public education. Legal Rights & Protections. Kypeertutoring.org. (2012). Retrieved July 17, 2022, from http://www.kypeertutoring.org/Modules/LegalRights.aspx?page=25#:~:text=Witnesses%20for%20this%20case%20made,provided%20a%20free%20public%20education. -
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Brown v. Board fo Education
The case Brown v. The Board of Education's ruling set the stage for the 1975 federal law (now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) that requires access to a free appropriate public education for all children with disabilities. Private: The meaning of Brown for children with disabilities: ACS. American Constitution Society. (2019, March 29). Retrieved July 17, 2022, from https://www.acslaw.org/?post_type=acsblog&p=10186 -
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Education of the Handicapped Act
Reauthorized and expanded discretionary programs, mandated transition services, defined assistive technology devices and services, and added autism and traumatic brain injury to the list of disability categories. Wright, P., & Darr Wrights, P. (2022). The History of Special Education Law in the United States. Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy. Retrieved July 17, 2022, from https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/art/history.spec.ed.law.htm -
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Americans with Disabilities Act
This act stated that people with special needs cannot be discriminated against in schools, the workplace, and in everyday society such as public transportation. Americans with disabilities act. United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Retrieved July 17, 2022, from https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/disability/ada -
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No Child Left Behind Act
Supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. H.R.1 - 107th Congress (2001-2002): No child left behind act of 2001 ... H.R.1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. (2001). Retrieved July 18, 2022, from https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1 -
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
A law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. IDEA. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2022, July 1). Retrieved July 17, 2022, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/