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First American residential school for students who were deaf
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First residential school for students who were blind
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Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children
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Breaking down barriers to participation in society
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Integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms
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Advocacy for caring and fair treatment of individuals with disabilities.
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Council of Exceptional Children founded. Development of special education as a profession.
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Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources.
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Set a precedent for movement. Separate is NOT equal. School educates all children.
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Even before and after 1954 ruling, students were separated from school. Sometimes isolated off campus completely.
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Education rights guaranteed even if receiving federal funding.
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Signed into law by President Ford, EAHCA ensures that special education services are available to children who need them, guaranteed decisions for services to students with disabilities to be more fair and appropriate, better management and records for special education, and provide federal funds to states.
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A civil right law. This section protects those who do not qualify for services under IDEA, but still have a disability.
Examples include extended time, paper test instead of computerized, and smaller testing areas. -
Example, changed language, "handicapped children" to language impaired children. Passed through Congress.
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Added age range and technology concerns
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With continued improvements, more students are being educated, employed, and attending college. Was previously EAHCA.
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Added strengths to the existing act
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Prohibits discrimination based on disability
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Continue to add improvements, for example, IEP, confidentiality, services provided, and participants.
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Holds all children to high standards. Adds five core principles that all are accounted for.
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Congress Reinforces six principles of IDEA in schools.
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Previously called SST, a four tiered process to prevent students being placed in special education, and provide more appropriate needs to diverse learners. RTI has always been around, but now being implemented more in schools.