History of SPED

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  • Watson v. City of Cambridge

    This case exemplifies how our judicial system had no problem excluding children with disabilities from education, by ruling that children with disabilities could be expelled from school based on their disabilities.

  • The Council for Exceptional children was founded

    The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a leading force in the advocacy for the education of individuals with disabilities. The CEC represents and stands for how education should be offered to students with disabilities.

  • The Cuyahoga County Ohio Council for the Retarded Child was founded

    The was the beginning of unified parental advocacy. Parents are a vital role in the success of their children. They are their child's first advocate. The formation of this group is proof that parents banning together can change the world.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    This changed the way courts use to rule. By saying it is unconstitutional to segregate students because of skin color, the courts admitted that the exclusion of c students with disabilities is also unconstitutional.

  • the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

    Federal money was given to states to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged children. This forced the public school systems to include disadvantaged children into their institutions, and to offer them an education.

  • the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children brought a class action suit PARC v. Pennsylvania

    This class action lawsuit that provided all children with mental retardation between the ages of 6 and 21 a free public education in a program like the ones provided for their peers without disabilities. The educational gap was starting to close between individuals with disabilities and those without them.

  • Section 504

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that handicapped individuals should not be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any activity receiving federal financial assistance. This mandated all federally funded educational institutions to provide services to handicapped individuals.

  • TASH is established

    The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) provides strong support for individuals with disabilities and supports the rights and humane treatment of persons with severe and multiple disabilities through active involvement in court cases.

  • The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA)

    The EAHCA required free appropriate public education for students with disabilities between 3 and 21. This act brought IEPs into education, and by 1985 all states had complied with the requirements of this act.

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was changed to the IDEA. Autism and traumatic brain injury was added to the disabilities list. The law also added and clarified types of related services.Transition services was added to IEPs under this act.This act opened opportunities for more disabled individuals.

  • The Individuals with Disabilities education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

    This act changed education. It implemented rules that ensure SPED students are included in all aspects of education especially curriculum. This act brought to light that all children can learn if we change the way we teach instead of the way they learn.