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Historical Citations found at https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History and https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/idea-timeline
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to segregate children into schools by race. -
The Training of Professional Personnel Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-158)
This act helped train leaders to educate children with learning disabilities. -
The Teachers of the Deaf Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-276)
This act provided for teacher training to teach children who were deaf or hard of hearing. -
The Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-164)
This act expanded specific training programs to include training more generally across all disability areas. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The ESEA called for equal access to education for all students, and provided funding so children in poverty could have access to primary and secondary education. -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
U.S. District court in Pennsylvania ruled that students with disabilities should be placed in publicly funded state run schools that met their individual educational needs. -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia made it unlawful for the D.C. Board of Education to deny a publicly funded education to students with mental and learning disabilities and behavioral issues access. -
Congressional Investigation of 1972
The U.S. Congress tasked the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped with finding out how many children with special education needs were not having those needs met. They found that there were approximately 8 million children requiring special education services in America. In their study they found 3.9 million students were having their educational needs met, 2.5 million were receiving a substandard education and 1.75 million weren’t in school at all. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This law required that all states accepting money from the federal government were required to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities. They also were required to provide them with one free meal per day. -
All Handicapped Children Act amended
The All Handicapped Children Act was amended, mandating individual states to provide services from birth to families of children born with disabilities. Before this amendment, these services were not available until a child was 3 years old. -
When I was in 2nd grade I met a girl at school who had a muscular degenerative disease
I don't know that I was told what she had exactly. She was my age and needed a wheelchair to get around. She died a few years later, but I was never told exactly why. -
High School Special Ed kids sold muffins to our Drafting class
I remember they'd come by once a week to sell us muffins. It was only at this one class and I'm not sure if that was just because that was the period during the day they sold muffins. I don't know if it was to raise money or maybe to give the kids life skills in baking. This was in the 80's at Santa Rosa High and the term we used for them at the time was "retarded". I seem to remember that term was beginning to be considered mean and we were told to call them "slow". -
Handicapped Children’s Protection Act
This act gave parents of children with disabilities more choice in the development of their child’s Individual Education Plan, or IEP. -
I saw the movie Rain Man
This was the first time I had seen someone with a pretty severe social disability portrayed in a movie in which they had heightened abilities elsewhere. At the time I heard people like Raymond referred to as "idiot savants", then later "autistic savants". I think this may have been the first time I heard the term "autistic". -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act Amended (Public Law 101-476 )
This law called for significant changes to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. New disability categories were added, including traumatic brain injury and autism. Congress also mandated that as part of a student’s Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) must be developed to help students transition to life after high school. -
The Education for all Handicapped Children’s Act becomes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Several key amendments were added to the IDEA, emphasizing providing all students with access to the same curriculum. States were given the authority to expand the “developmental delay” definition. This definition was originally from birth through 5 years of age, and was expanded to include students up to 9 years old. -
Congress amends the IDEA
This amendment raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes. In addition, local school districts were required to shift up to 15% of their special education funds to general education if it were determined that a disproportionate number of students from minority groups were placed in special education for reasons other than disability. -
IDEA Amendment
This amendment required schools to use research-based interventions to assist students with learning difficulties and in determining eligibility for special education. The resolution process required when a parent files a due process complaint was addressed. Responsibility to provide equitable services for private school children with disabilities was shifted to the local educational agency (LEA) in which the private school is located. -
IDEA Regulations Clarified
The Department of Education determined new regulations were needed to clarify and strengthen the effective implementation and administration of certain programs. Parental consent for continued special education and related services was addressed. Non-attorney representation in due process hearings was addressed. State monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement was addressed. -
I read stories to a 1st grade class at my daughter's school
One boy had a hearing disability so I wore a microphone headset and my voice was broadcast over speakers so he could hear the story. -
I sit in on a SDAIE math class with 10-12 students whose first language is Spanish