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Special Education Timeline

  • American printing house for the for the blind is established

    American printing house for the for the blind is established
  • College-level training for teachers of students intellectual disabilities begins

    College-level training for teachers of students intellectual disabilities begins
  • The term mentally retarded is introduced. Also, gifted term appears in the professional literature

    The term mentally retarded is introduced. Also, gifted term appears in the professional literature
  • Aspenger Sydrome

    Aspenger Sydrome
    Dr. Hans Aspenger it the person who described this term first. This syndrome defines to identify children with characteristics
  • Samuel A. Kirk

    Samuel A. Kirk
    He first introduced learning disability term. Mr. Kirk also named the father of special education.
  • EAHCA

    EAHCA
    This is the act for Education for All Handicapped Children Act which is about Public schools were required to evaluate children with disabilities and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students.
  • IDEA

    IDEA
    IDEA stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    This act aimed to ensure that all students, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, would have the opportunity for a solid education.
  • Reauthorization of IDEA

    Reauthorization of IDEA
    Congress reauthorized the IDEA in 2004 and most recently amended the IDEA through Public Law 114-95. It is mainly states that teachers must have high quality on Special Education.
  • Rosa's Law

    Rosa's Law
    it is a law which signed by President Barack Obama. Rosa's Law changes references to “mental retardation” in Federal law to “intellectual disability” or “intellectual disabilities.”