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"Wild Boy of Averyron" a ferel child that Jean-Marc-Gaspard worked with
The french physician worked with this 12-year-old deaf, mute child. Itard worked with Victoria and eventually made great progress. -
Seguin, a student of Itard's believed in children with disabilities
Seguin felt that children with disabilities could be trained. -
First U.S. special class Cleveland, Ohio
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Special class recorded in Providence, Rhode Island
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Turn of the century, other special classes were established
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York -
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Eugenics Movement
Americans and immigrants were involuntarily sterilized in order to keep them from diluting what was considered the superior American race. -
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Efficacy Studies
Researchers analyzed traditional special education that compared the achievement and social adjustment of students with intellectual disabilities who were enrolled in special classes. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
"separate cannot be equal" and provide students with disabilities with an appropriate education. -
Lloyd Dunn "Special Education for the Mildly Retarded: Is Much of it Justifiable?"
Researcher Lloyd Dunn questioned if separate classes could provide an adequate education for students with disabilities. -
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Litigation for the Rights of Students with Disabilities
1972: Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1972: Mills v. Board of Education
1970: Diana v. State Board of Education of California
1972 Larry P. v. Riles Test administered to students could not discriminate based on race. -
Education of the Handicap Act
Basis for all special education practice. The principals from this law still in action today. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Clarifies the need for supports for students as they transitioned from high school. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
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IDEA of 2004
Zero Reject entitles students with disabilities to public education
FAPE families do not have to pay for this education service
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