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Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard was a physician concerned with the different methods of educating people with disabilities. Itard attempted to educate a boy who had been found in the wild and had lived in the wild for five years. Itard failed at the attempt and allowed the “wild boy” to return to the wildlife. However, his research still influenced special educators. -
The American School for the Deaf
Assuming responsibility for special education, Thomas Gallaudet founded the first special education school in Hartford, Connecticut. The school is known as The Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. Later, it was renamed The American School for the Deaf. -
Anne Macy and Hellen Keller
Assuming responsibility for special education, Thomas Gallaudet founded the first special education school in Hartford, Connecticut. The school is known as The Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. Later, it was renamed The American School for the Deaf. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Before Brown disputed the Board of Education, the schools would segregate by the color of the children’s skin. After the dispute, Brown won with the rights of children receiving education on equal terms. Parents of students with disabilities soon after started arguing that schools are excluding, segregating, and discriminating their children with disabilities. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act addressed educational opportunity inequality for underprivileged children. This Act allowed schools to receive funds for the proper education and environment for children with disabilities. As a result of the revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1970, it was renamed The Education of the Handicapped Act. -
PARC v. Cmlth. of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was a case that dealt with fighting for the rights of children with disabilities, the right to a free and appropriate education. As a result of this case, the two sides came to a settlement that allowed parents to be involved in the educational placement decision for children with disabilities. -
Mills v. The District of Columbia
In the Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia case, Mills argued that the school district was involved in suspending, expelling, and excluding students with disabilities. Mills wanted to reinforce the ideas in the PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case. Soon after, thirty-six cases followed to fight for the rights of children with disabilities. -
Public Law 94-142
Public Law 94-142 combines minor laws involving disabled children's education. In this law, children with disabilities are entitled to receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, resulting in individual education plans (IEPs) for each child. Timetoast -
IDEA
Public Law 94-142 was revised and is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. Students received the right to general education curriculums. Soon after, The Inclusion Movement was a significant development that revolutionized education by allowing students with disabilities to fully participate in the same general classroom setting as their non-disabled peers.
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IDEIA
As of 2004, the IDEA Act was renamed IDEIA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. As a result, Congress placed a greater emphasis on accountability and improved outcomes for students by emphasizing reading, early intervention, and research-based instruction, which required highly qualified special education teachers.
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