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The opening of the American School For the Deaf
In April of 1817 the first school dedicated to helping students who suffer from being deaf opened their doors. This type of institution was never heard of before and being able to help students who suffer from being deaf was a huge leap in trying to get equal education for all students. No matter what their disabilities where the school was also founded by Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. -
Brown vs The Board of Education
This event in history changed the way that schools operated with having to deal with racial segregation, gender, and disabilities. It helped propel equal equation into the status quo it is today. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act or (ESEA)
When this act was finally released to the public in 1965 some argued that is was the most far reaching education act ever passed by Congress at the time. And after a year of the act being set in place the school system demanded that there be money set in place for students who suffer from any type of disability whether it be mental or physical. -
Rehabilitation Act
This act was set in place to protect the rights of people with disabilities in programs or activities that were receiving federal finical aid. This meant that no person who suffers from a disability will be overlooked or denied from any type of program whether it be open to the public or private. The Rehabilitation act also required that schools must get involved in cases that have to deal with a student being bullied over having a disability. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA was known as an act that stated that all children who suffer from a disability are expected to receive free education that is appropriate. This act entails that children must be provided with early interventions, special education, and anything else the act deems to be of importance. Each different branch that falls under the IDEA is age specific that way they can determine what specific services are needed. -
Edcuation for All Handicapped Children Act
This act was set in place to assure that all children who have disability have the availability to having a free and appropriate public education which has a focus on special education related to the services that were designed to meet the person's unique needs and wants. The act also insured that rights of the child and their parents are protected heavily under this specific act. -
Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA
The ADA act is a civil right that prohibits discrimination towards people who suffer from disabilities. This can include places like a person's job where they go to school and even public transportation as well. This act applies to any type of public or private area that is open to the general public. The act also allows someone with a disability to get specific accommodations they need to help with their disability. An example of this can be adding a wheelchair ramp to an establishment. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was put into place so that states were required to test students in both math and reading starting from 3rd grade to the 8th grade and continuing all the way throughout high school. The act was built on the pillars of four ideas that included accountability, flexibility, research based education, and parent options.The act also required that there be specific academic state standards as well as having the students take standardized tests that met federal standards. -
The Obama Administration
Under the new Obama Administration the IDEA was amended through the public law 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act. This meant that Obama was trying to set in place an act that would help students be able to succeed no matter what their disabilities or hardships they may have experienced. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act was put into place so that the United States education policy could be governed over. This act replaced the No Child Left Behind Act and modified some of the elements when it came to the standardized test taking that was introduced in the No Child Left Behind Act.
