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Perkins school for the Blind
The oldest blind school in the United States was founded in 1829. it is located in Watertown, Massachusetts, and has played a pioneering role in the education of the blind and visually impaired. The school is well-known for its creative teaching methods, advocacy, and resource development for visually impaired students such as Laura Bridgman and Helen Keller.
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Council for Exceptional Children
Is a professional association devoted to raising the standard of living and educational outcomes for those who are gifted and talented as well as those who have impairments. For more than a century, the Council for Exceptional Children has led the way in special education. Continuously striving to enhace the educational opportunities and results for peoplewithdisabilities. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education was a historic Supreme Court decision that set numerous important precedents in the fight for civil rights in the United States.
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Elementary Secondary Education Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson first conceived Title I under the ESEA, His goal was to reduce the academic achievement gap between children from low-income families attending urban or rural schools and middle-class children attending suburban school systems in reading, writing, and mathematics. -
Individualized Education Program
After the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed by Congress in 1975, the individualized Education Program was first unveiled. The United States implemented special education programs due to the EHA. Since many disabled children were not being included in schools or having their needs met, the EHA was passed in reaction to this impression. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
Known by a different title Public Law 94-142, this historic federal law was passes in the US in 1975.The purpose of this law is to guarantee that children with disabilities can recieve a free and adequate public education (FAPE) thatiscustomized to meet their unique needs. -
IDEA Act
IDEA's goal is to guarantee that kids with disabilities can get a free public education that meets their specific requirements. The goal of the law is also to defend the rights of parents and disabled children. -
American Disability Act
The ADA is a comprehensive civil rights statute implemented in the United States in 1990. The ADA is intended to protect people with disabilities from discrimination in a variety of facets of their daily lives. -
No Child Left Behind
The goal of the Bush administration's NCLB was to close the achievement gap between underprivileged and minority students and their more advantaged peers. It resulted from a collaboration between business and civil rights organizations, Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, and the administration. Its impact on education, learning, and school development has been enormous since 2002, and it has grown more divisive among educators. -
Every Student Succeeds
After the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was amended and the No Child Left Behind provisions were replaced, the Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law in December 2015. In terms of the standards outlined in ESSA, Florida is already ahead of the country thanks to a robust, well-established accountability system. Since Florida implemented strict accountability mechanisms, students' performance has continuously increased.