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intro to special educaiton
formal training for teachers of people with blindness begins at Columbia University. Alexander Graham Bell made the term special education. -
teaching
college- level training for teachers of students with intellectual disabilities began -
brown v. board of education
U.S. supreme court hands down decision in brown v. board of education striking down on segregation in public schools -
Christmas in Purgatory
B. Blatt and F. Kaplan publish a photographic expose of life in institutions for people with intellectual disabilities which led to significant changes in law and policies -
ESEA
congress provides funding to disseminate best practices for special education (ads Title VI to the elementary and secondary education act of 1965) -
EAHCA
P.L. 94-142 amendments to the 1974 education for all handicapped children act is enacted which requires all public schools to provide equal access to education. -
IDEA
EAHCA is amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Act -
IDEA but better
IDEA is amended now adding provisions related to transition services, participation bu general education teachers and discipline -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act increases accountability for outcomes for all students and requires that they are taught by highly qualified teachers -
IDEA but EVEN BETTER
re-authorization of IDEA raises standards for quality instruction for students with disabilities, elaborates on parents involvement and disciple, and defines highly qualified for special education teachers -
Rosa's law
Obama signs Rosa's law which changes federal language from mental retardation to intellectual disability