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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded and created the American School of the Deaf.
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Was a French physician who advocated for education for students who were deaf. Most historians traced the beginning of special education to the physician.
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Samuel Gridley Howe created a school for students who were visually impaired that had curriculum focused on both traditional school instruction and individual interests of the student.
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This Supreme Court case allowed for all children of different races to attend the same school and gain an equal education amongst each other.
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This lawsuit made the foundation of the PL 94-142, stating that all children even with special accommodations receive an equal education.
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This Act was established to protect the rights of the family and students by placing a privacy on their student's records.
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In 1975, a federal law was created to ensure all children that had exceptionalities had a chance for an education.
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The first interpretation of the PL 94-142 Act (IDEA) was interpreted to be that appropriate education for a deaf child with a disability doesn't mean that education will be maximally achieved.
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IDEA was established from the previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act to create an equal opportunity for students to receive education.
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This was a landmark federal law that ensured all Americans with disabilities to a treament and gain a protection of equal rights in the workplace/public/transportation areas.
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IDEA now includes students with disabilities in the assessment process.
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President George W. Bush created this Law that included special education, to improve the academic performance of all students.
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The CDC, implemented the "Learn the Signs, Act Early" Program as a way to prevent treatable disabilities from progressing by identifying it early on. This Program was a way to track different milestones their kid should be reaching at a certain age and identify early on if the child has a disability of any sort.
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In 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act was reauthorized to ensure all youths with special accommodations to have a right to a free and appropriate education in the public school system. Also, allowed for Individualized Education Programs for each child to begin.
