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American School for the Deaf founded
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc, a brilliant deaf teacher, established the American School for the Deaf. The American School for the Deaf was originally called the American Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, Connecticut. This became the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States -
American Association on Mental Retardation
The American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) was established in 1876 it is the world’s oldest and largest association dealing with mental retardation. AAMR promotES progressive policies, research, effective practices, and universal rights for individuals with intellectual disabilities. AAMR is now renamed as the American Association on Intellectual an Developmental Disabilities. -
First Special Education Class
https://youtu.be/ojQCODtrmmg
Elizabeth Farrell, taught her first special education class in New York City.Elizabeth Farrell's class was the jump start that was needed and special education classes began to be developed in many schools. Farrell later was appointed director of the special education program. -
President John F. Kennedy created the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/JFK-and-People-with-Intellectual-Disabilities.aspx
President John F. Kennedy appointed 27 people to a panel some of which were scientists, doctors, and others to prescribe a plan of action in the field of mental retardation.Recommendations from the panel included new programs with emphasis placed on importance of special education, training, and rehabilitation. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)in 1965. ESEA provided funding for programs for eligible schools and districts to raise academic achievement and address challenges. The main focus of the ESEA is equal opportunity for all students specifically students who live with disability, mobility problems, learning difficulties, poverty, or transience, or who need to learn English. -
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act
The rehabilitation act of 1973 is a national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. No individual is to be excluded from participation, denied benefits, or discriminated. Students with disabilities must be provided equal access to schooling providing the necessary accommodations for students to be successful in the general education classroom. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) grants civil rights to the individuals with disabilities. ADA mandates individual with disabilities cannot be discriminated against and requires public places to provide accessibility for individuals with disabilities. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 was an amendment version of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESA) of 1965. NCLB required all students including students with disabilities to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Goals are to improve the performance of schools across the country by setting specific academic standards. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
This act reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with changes calling for more accountability at the state and local levels and involving school districts providing adequate instruction and intervention. IDEIAwill help children learn better by promoting accountability for results, enhancing parent involvement, using proven practices and material, providing more flexibility, and reducing paper work burdens, states the local school districts. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
On December 10, 2015, President Obama reauthorized ESSA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The new law shifts federal accountability provisions to states determining the standards students are held to.
