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American School For The Deaf
This school was founded in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc. This was the first school for children with disabilities anywhere in the western hemisphere and now it is still the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States.
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Compulsory Education To The Education Act
Attendance was made compulsory until age 10 in 1880. The Education Act of 1996 made it an obligation on parents to require children to have a full-time education from age 6 to 16. However, attendance at school is not compulsory because Section 7 of the Act allows for home education.
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Council For Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children was established as a national organization advocating for students with special needs. This organization advocates for children who are gifted and talented, or who have disabilities.
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Leo Kanner - Infantile Autism
Child psychiatrist Leo Kanner wrote a seminal article that described for the first time, 11 children in his clinic whom were very intelligent but didn't have the want to interact with people, who were mostly focused on objects. Kanner names this infantile autism
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Brown V. Board Of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the states from denying equal protection of the laws to ANY PERSON within their jurisdictions. This decision also declared that separate educational facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal.
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National Association Of Down Syndrome
The National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS) is the oldest organization in the United States helping children and adults with Down syndrome and their families. It was founded in Chicago in 1960 by Kay McGee shortly after her daughter Tricia was born with Down syndrome.
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Elementary And Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This federal education law applied to funding K–12 grades for professional development, instruction, educational resources, and parental participation.
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This act prohibits discrimination of students with disabilities in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors. But, most educators didn't realize that these amendments applied to public schools.
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Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA)
This act makes it legal for family and students, of a certain age, to have access to all the information that is identifiable, gathered, and used by the school
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Hendrick Hudson Central School District V. Rowley
Amy Rowley was a student that had deafness at the school Furnace Woods and was denied a sign language interpreter. School administrators, along with a sign language expert determined Amy was able to succeed in school without an interpreter. Amy’s parents sued the school on her behalf for violation of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The district court ruled in the Rowleys' favor.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)
This law ensures that students with disabilities will receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. This helps students with disabilities to get the extra help they need while participating in activities in the general education setting whenever possible.
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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA is a major civil rights law that prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities in many aspects of public life. The goal was to have full inclusion in all aspects of life.
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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
This law notably increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of ALL students, especially English-language learners and students in special education.
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