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The American School for the Deaf is founded in Hartford, Connecticut
in 1817, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded the American School for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. It was the first school to receive state aid.The original name of the school was: The Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons. -
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
In this Supreme Court case, it was ruled that segregation by color in schools would be outlawed. It was deemed unconstitutional to segregate races. Prior to this ruling, children of color had to attend a separate school. This case ruling helped lay the foundation for "separate, but equal" in education. https://youtu.be/1siiQelPHbQ -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is passed
This law that was passed meant that the government would take special care of the children from disadvantaged
backgrounds. If a child was hungry or such, ESEA would ensure that they would taken care of. -
(PARC) Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania & Mills V. D.C. Board of Education
PARC had a case against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1971 on account that public schools not deny children with mental disabilities. It was deemed unconstitutional to deny them, and they were mandated to provide free education from ages 6 to 21. -
Mills V. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
In this court case, the court wanted to give children with disabilities free and appropriate education, not exclude them. They wanted their children with disabilities to receive a publicly funded education. They used examples from Brown Vs. Board, when children were segregated by race. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 states that individuals or students with disabilities can not be discriminated against. That includes being accepted to a school, as all individuals with disabilities must be given a free appropriate education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children is enacted (Public Law 94-142)
By enacting this law, this provided free and appropriate schooling for children with handicaps, and provided in within the least restrictive environment. -
Hendrick Hudson District Board of Education Vs. Rowley
In this case, a student named Amy Rowley, who was mostly deaf, was not receiving a true "free and appropriate schooling" because she was not able to hear the instruction and was not receiving any aid in doing so. In the case, it was ruled that children need to have an IEP to truly give the children the tailored instruction that their disability requires for them to receive. After the case, Amy's teachers took ASL courses and they provided extra measures to help Amy succeed, which she did. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA prohibits that those with disabilities not be discriminated against in the private sector, and that AIDS be included in the definition of a disability. ADA also protects equal opportunity employment. To read more about the ADA, click this link: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/1990s/ada.html -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is named (Formerly known as Education for All Handicapped Children)
The Education for all Handicap Children became renamed and revised. It was renamed IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act). More focus went into IEP's for children, which helped to plan and monitor the education that the children were being taught. Children were also in classrooms with least restrictive environments. -
No Child Left Behind Act
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Act ensures that all educational children's needs are met in forms of additional accountability for the school. Teachers must make yearly progress reports on the student, they are held more accountable, and parents are able to choose among different schools if need be.
