Special Education History

By mggv

  • Segregated Education

    Education was fairly black and white

  • Kennedy is Elected

    Kennedy was elected President. He adressed to congresss the need to support states to develop local facilities, fund further research into disabilities, train citizens to work with children with handicaps.

  • The civil rights act

    Landmark legislation that outlawed raciaal segregation in schools, extended voting rights and effectively ending jim crow laws.

  • "Build Great Society"

    Lyndon B. Johnson declares war on poverty. He addressed Congress to "Build great society'

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    The beginning of special education in the United States was drafted to curb the educational inequality for economically underprivileged children.

  • The Elementary and Secondary education act amendments

    This act provided federal money for schools In institutions, additional federal money to help states, and operate schools devotedfor education for children with disabilities.

  • Medicare and Medicaid Bill

    President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid bill (Title XVIII and title XIX of the Social Security Act) that provided health care funding for people with disabilities.

  • P.L. 89-75

    was drafted to provide grants for the inclusion of students with disabilities in public schools.

  • President Kennedy founded the Special Olympics

  • Regional Resource Centers

    ESEA Amendments: first expansion of ESEA that provided additional funding that established regional resource centers under President John F. Kennedy

  • Mills vs. B.O.E

    This guranteed all children with disabilities receive aa public education. If expelled, the district must continue to provide an education out of the school system. Lastly, due process was constitutional right.

  • The Education of the handicapped act

    Part 1: An appropriate education for all children with disabilities.
    Part 2: Gave parents/students over 18 the right to examine all records on file.

  • The Education for all Handicapped Children Act

    Mandated the following
    -free appropriate public education
    -due process right
    -individualed education plan
    -least restrictive enviroment

  • The education of the handicapped children act is renamed to the Individuals with disabilities education act.

    This amendment reauthorized and expanded discretionary programs, mandated transition services, and added autism and TBI to the list of categories of children and youth eligible for sspecial education and related services.

  • Esperanza

    My cousin has cerebral palsy. She is so loved in my family aand ive never meet anyone as outgoing and funny as her.

  • No Child Left Behind

    ESEA is reauthorized and renamed as no child left behind. This provided annual yearly progress, high quality teachers, title 1, and alternative routes

  • First Grade

    In first grade I had a classmate with severe disabilities. He was on non verbal and handicapped.

  • Volunteer

    I would volunteer in the special educattion classroom in High school to comeplete community service hours.

  • Juliana

    My youngest cousin has been diagnosed with high functioning Autism.

  • Henry

    I have a student in my TK classroom placement who has autism and is non verbal.