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The start `of special education
In the late 18th and mid 19th century- Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children. -
Residential Schools for disabled
Residential schools for the deaf and blind have become established. -
Development of Special Education as a profession
Council for Exceptional Children founded by Ferrell and other teachers to better support students. -
Brown vs. BOE of Topeka
Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving adequate education. "Separate is not equal"
This act challenged segregation in education. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who believed that "full educational opportunity" should be "our first national goal." -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Enacted and required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate handicapped children and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Ensures that all children and youth with disabilities have a right to a free and appropriate public education.
This Act is the most important for students with disabilities in the school age years. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
A civil rights law that ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life -
Oberti vs. BOE of Borough of Clementon School District
A federal district court ruled that a self-contained special education class was not the LRE for a student with Down syndrome. The court ruled that school districts were obligated to consider regular class placement first, with supplementary aids and services, before considering alternative placements. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Standards based reform. The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
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Every Student Succeeds Act
Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students.