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First Special Education School
Thomas Gallaudet created one of the first special education school along with many other schools followed. -
First Deaf School
American School for the Deaf was established in Hartford, Connecticut as the first Deaf school in America. -
Brown v. Board of Education
School children from four states who were in segregated public schools and were unequal and deprived them of the law. The Supreme Court issued civil rights and decided that the children had the right to equal educational opportunities. -
Civil Rights Movement/Disability Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement has helped to prompt the Disability Rights Movement for people with disabilities to fight for equal access to receive resources in their communities. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The Act addressed the inequality of educational opportunity for underprivileged children and to help ensure that the children had access to quality education. -
PARC and Mills
PARC- The children with mental retardation weren't being included in public schools. The placement decisions for educational were agreed that parental participation must be included in the process of decisions to resolve disputes. Mills- The children with disabilities who attended at District of Columbia public schools were involved in the practice of suspending, expelling, and excluding due to the high cost of educating children with disabilities. -
Congressional Investigation
Congress launched an investigation to found that millions of children with disabilities were not receiving an appropriate education after PARC and Mills. -
The Rehabilitation Act
The Act stated that a person with a disability cannot be excluded or denied the benefit from any of programs or activities that the people with disabilities receive federal financial assistance, either public or private. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
On November 29, 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) were signed by President Ford. -
The American with Disabilities Act
The Act requires the additional compliance of school districts and institutions that do not receive federal aid. -
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
A document(s) created by a team stating how the child is going to be educated, what is the effective ways for the student to learn, student's short term and long term goals, and graduation plans. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The Act is to ensure that all of the children have an equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education at a minimum. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
The Act requires states to establish goals for the performance of children with disabilities who are consistent with goals and stands for nondisabled children. Also, the rate of graduation rates and dropout rates for states are required to improve and to report the progress of children with disabilities on state and district assessments.
