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American School for the Deaf
On April 15, 1817, the first school was founded in Hartford, Connecticut for students who were deaf. It was the first school for children with disabilities in the western hemisphere. -
Law Mandating Compulsory Education
The state of Rhode Island passed a law that mandated compulsory education for ALL students. Compulsory education is defined as education that children are required by law to receive as well as that the government will provide. -
Beattie v. Board of Education
This supreme court case rules that students with disabilities could face explosion due to facial abnormalities and drooling. Students with disabilities that had mental capabilities were accepted. At this time educators and peers were "disgusted" by these physical abnormalities. -
Council for Exceptional Children
In February 1922, the Council for Exceptional Children was created. The CEC was created by a group of educators attending summer sessions at Teachers College, Columbia University. The goal for the CEC was to ensure that all students were receiving Free and Appropriate Public Education.
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The Bradley Home
The Bradley Home was the first psychiatric hospital for children in the United States. The Bradley home was created after George, and Helen Bradely's daughter has encephalitis, and the disease left her with multiple disabilities. The Bradley Home was created to provide care for children with disabilities. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The supreme court case Brown v. Board of Education was a court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. This sort of case brought attention to the segregated schools as well as schools with special education. Ideally, this supreme court case rules that it is unconstitutional to segregate students based on rate.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was not a law created to provide and educate students with disabilities but it did provide public state schools with grants to provide education to students with disabilities. -
Education For All Handicapped Children Act
The Education For All Handicapped Children Act was created the ensure that all students with disabilities are being educated in public schools. This provided free education, special education for ages 3-21, supplemental services, and zero reject and Least restrictive environment. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. IDEA has 6 pillars that fall under the main concept. these 6 pillars are FAPE, LRE, IEP, Evaluations, Parent/Student participation as well as procedural safeguards for parents and students. -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind is a law that George W. Bush signed in. This law requires that every student take an assessment that shows proficiency in reading and math skills. This allows us to provide additional education to those who are not meeting the required proficiency levels.