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PROCEDURES
effective procedures were devised for teaching children with sensory impairment -
JEAN MARC GASPARD OTARD
French physician began to educatewils boy of Aveuron from the forest and made a positive difference in his mental health -
PHILIPPE PINEL
Was an early advocatre of humane treatmet of insame people. Together with Itard they formed first foundation for Special Education -
SYSTEMATIC ATTEMPTS
First systematic attempts were made to educate the "insane" children -
THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET
Established first American residential school for the deaf -
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Samuel Gridley Howe founded the first blind school -
SAMUEL HOWE
created first residential school for blind students -
SAMUEL GRIDLEY HOWE
Organized an experimental achool for children with intellectual disabilities -
SEGUIN
He published book "Idicy and its treatment by the Psycholocial Method" strestting self reliance nad independence in the intelectual disabled -
AAMR
Edward Seguin became the first president of the newly formed American Association on Mental Retardation -
ELIZABETH FARRELL
Teacher who ws highly instrumental in the development of SE as a profession -
CEC
Elizabeth Farrell founded the Council for Exceptional Children -
ORGANIZATIONS
National parents organizations start to form in US -
ARC
Association of Retarded Citizens formed (name later changed) -
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION
Move began to deinstitutionalize people with disabilities from facilities back to their home and families -
ASOA
Autism Society of America was formed -
EUNCIE KENNEDY SHRIVER
Organized the first Special Olympics -
FIRST FEDERAL LAW PASSED FOR SE
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed PL-94-142 -
REPEAL ATTEMPTED
To revize some of the provisions of IDEA -
HUDSON VS ROWLEY CASE
Parents requested a sign lanuage interpreter for Amy Rowley but court denied because she was ecvelling with her individualized program already in place. -
IN UTERO SURGERY
First in utero surgery to correct hydrocephalus -
FFCMH
Federation of families for Children's Mental Health ws formed -
UNCLUSION
Inclusion first became controversial amoung parents -
IDEA
Law amended to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act -
ADA
The American with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure cival rights for those with disabilities -
AUTISM
Identification of autism began to increase dramatically -
REVIZED
Law was amended but the name stayed the same -
GROWTH
Number grew steadily served by SE from 3.75M to over 6M -
NCLB ACT
The No Child Left Behind act was passed by George W. Bush -
REAUTHORIZED
Law was reauthorized as Individuals with Disabilites Education Improvement Act which ensured all children and youth with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education -
COMMON CORE
Common core standarded were passed for educational standards -
AMY ROWLEY
She coordinated the American Sign Language Program at CA State University in EB