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American School for the deaf
The American School for the Deaf (ASD) is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States. It was founded April 15, 1817, in West Hartford, Connecticut, by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc. -
The First Kindergarten
Margarethe Schurz founded the first kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856. -
Beattie vs. Board of Education
In Beattie vs. Board of Education if a student had a disability that caused him to drool, have involuntary facial contortions, and have speech problems, they were kept separate from their peers in the general education program and were confined to isolated classrooms. -
Council for Exceptional Children
Founded in 1922, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest internationally recognized professional organization devoted to improving the educational experience of students with gifts and talents or disabilities. At its inception, one of the primary goals was to organize and establish professional standards. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all. -
Section 504
Section 504 is a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disability. Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of the non-disabled are met. -
Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is the requirement in federal law that students with disabilities receive their education, to the maximum extent appropriate, with non-disabled peers and that special education students are not removed from regular classes unless, even with supplemental aids and services,education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Link text -
IDEA
As the nation’s special education law, IDEA provides rights and protections to children with disabilities and to their parents or legal guardians. IDEA requires schools to find and evaluate students suspected of having disabilities, at no cost to families. Under IDEA, parents have a say in the decisions the school makes about their child. Link text -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children, whose achievement, on average, trails their peers.
