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The first Special Education school was established in Hartford, CT. This school still exists, and is called The American School for the Deaf.
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Rhode Island passed a law that all children must be educated. Not all states followed this law until 1918.
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The School for the Deaf and The School for the Blind was established in 1870 giving academic and vocational training to students who were deaf and/or blind.
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The AAIDD is the oldest professional association concerned with intellectual and developmental disabilities. AAIDD advocates for the equality, dignity, and human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and for their full inclusion and participation in society.
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Dr. Leo Kanner who also developed the first child psychiatric service at a U.S. hospital was the first person to introduce Autism n 1943. Link text https://spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/leo-kanners-1943-paper-on-autism/
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Brown Vs. Board of Education declared that "separate but equal" had no place in education. Laws stated that schools to separate black and white students was unconstitutional.
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In the 1960s, multiple laws were passed, granting funds for special education students. States began establishing Special Education programs in schools.
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On August 12, 1971 the court case Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC), Vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was argued. It was decided that a state could not deny, put off, or end any intellectually disabled student's access to a public education. Link text
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The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors.
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The No Child Left Behind Act authorizes several federal education programs that are administered by the states.
