History of Intellectual Disabilities

By rakridge
  • Jun 1, 1522

    Intellectual Disabilites document in ancient Egypt

  • Hereditary Genius Published

  • The Jukes; A study in Crime,, Pauperism, Disease, and Heridity published

  • Emergence of Psychological Testing.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) enacted

  • Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA)

    1st law to specifically address students with disabilities.

  • Mills v. Board of Education

  • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens v. Pennsylvania

    Parents fought for children who were being denied an education because they were mentally retarded.

  • The Education for All Handicapped Children Act signed

    This act was an amendment to the EHA of 1970

  • Title of EAHCA changed to the Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA)

  • 1966 the Bureau for hte Education of the Handicapped (BEH) enacted