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History of Special Education
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Itard and Erguin
Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children, -
Gallaudet
First American Residential School for students who were blind. -
Howe
First Residential School for students who were blind -
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. Established in 1880, the NAD was shaped by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. -
Council for Exceptional Children founded by Ferrell and other teachers.
Development of special education as profession. -
First physician in the United States to be identified as a child psychiatrist.
He was born in Austria and educated in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1924. In 1930, shortly after coming to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Professors Adolf Meyer, Director of Psychiatry, and Edwards A. Park, Director of Pediatrics selected Dr. Kanner to develop our nation’s first child psychiatry service in a pediatric hospital. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Ruled that “separate but equal” has no place in education. “In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right that must be available to all on equal terms.”-Chief Justice Earl Warren -
Mills Vs. Board of Education
Mills sues on behalf of 18,000 disabled children stating that disabled children were being denied public education without due process. The school district admitted that an estimated 12,340 children with disabilities would not be served during the 1971–1972 school year because of budget constraints. The U.S. District Court ruled, in a pretrial hearing, that school districts were constitutionally prohibited from deciding that they had inadequate resources to serve children with disabilities. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-112, 87 Stat. 394 (Sept. 26, 1973)
Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Section 504 ensures that the child with a disability has equal access to an education. The child may receive accommodations and modifications. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act, PL 94-142
The original act and its amends ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropiate, public education. -
Regular Education Initiative (REI).
The Regular Education Initiative (REI), first formally introduced in 1986 by former Assistant Secretary of Education, Madeleine C. Will, called for general educators to become more responsible for the education of students who have special needs in school. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life; a civil rights law. -
IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a four-part (A-D) piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990. In 1990, the United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA (Public Law No. 94-142). -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 requires every state to have in effect policies and procedures to ensure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for all students with disabilities. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/idea1.html -
No Child Left Behind
NCLB focuses on the academic achievement of all public school students, including the disadvantaged, and including students with disabilities. Specific disability categories are defined in the law; covers children with educational disabilities that required special services from specially trained teachers. NCLB Covers students with educational disabilities that require special education services from ages 3-21 or until graduation. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C. Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B. -
IDEA amendment through Public Law 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act, in December 2015.
In the law, Congress states: Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society. Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.
