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Itard and Segiun
Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children -
Galluadet
First American residential school for students who were deaf -
Howe
First residential school for students who were blind -
Council for Exceptional Children founded by Ferrell and other teachers
Development of special education as a profession -
Organization of parent groups
Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Separate is not equal. Allowed for parents of students with disabilities contend their students were not receiving adequate education -
Segregation
Students with disabilities were segregated from children without disabilities -
Segregation to Inclusion
Students with mild disabilities were mainstreamed with students without disabilities -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act, PL 94-142
Ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education -
Inclusion Movement
Inclusion Movement began -
Reauthorization of IDEA
Services extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children aged 3 -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other acts of life; a civil rights law -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
"Standards-based" reform, consequences to special education -
Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education