Special Education Timeline

By JennipherEvans

  • Council for Exceptional Children

    Council for Exceptional Children
    The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) was organized by a group of educators attending the summer session at Teachers College, Columbia University, and their faculty members on August 10, 1922. The Council began with 12 members. Elizabeth E. Farrell was the Founder and first President from 1922-1926.

  • 1965 ESEA

    Elementary and Secondary Act included initiatives for low income families. Money was given to create and improve programs.https://www.google.com/search?q=videos+about+elementary+and+secondary+act&oq=videos+about+elementary+and+secondary+act&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l2j33i299j33i22i29i30l6.22631j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:44b5c1e5,vid:4okt6u6OEkg

  • Vocational Rehabilitation Act

    The Vocational Rehabilitation Act defined handicapped persons and appropriate education.This act improved the opportunities for individuals with disabilities preventing any private organization that uses federal funds or local/ state organization from discriminating against people with disabilities on the basis of their disability.
    www.employu.org

  • Educational Amendments Act

    Educational Amendments Act
    Provided state funding for students with disabilities and state funding for students who are gifted and talented. Also allowed Parents and Students due process rights.

  • EAHCA

    EAHCA
    Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 provided free and appropriate education for students ages 5-18 with disabilities, IEPs, and Least Restrictive Environment encouraging inclusion.
    https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/maximizing-student-success-least-restrictive-environments-and-appropriate-models-inclusion

  • Rowley vs Hendrick Hudson School District

    Rowley vs Hendrick Hudson School District
    This case involved a child with a hearing impairment who was denied a sign language interpreter in her first grade class. This was a pivotal case. The decision was made January 1, 1982. https://www.sde.idaho.gov/sped/sped-manual/files/chapters/chapter-2-free-and-appropriate-public-education/The-Rowley-Case.pdf

  • ADA

    ADA
    American Disabilities Act of 1990. This act prohibits discrimination in the private sector and protects equal employment opportunities.

  • NCLB

    NCLB
    The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 increases accountability and flexibility of federal funds. It also offers school choice options and implements early reading interventions.

  • IDEIA

    IDEIA
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 was signed by George Bush on December 3, 2004. As the name indicated this was an improvement to the IDEA which was amended in 1997. This improvement allows RTI to determine the presence of a learning disability. It also does away with the severe discrepancy model. Funding was increased for early interventions for students who do not qualify or require special education.

  • Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

    YCDC was founded in 2006 by Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, world-renowned physician-scientists and leaders in the field of dyslexia research and diagnosis. Dr. Sally Shaywitz is the author of Overcoming Dyslexia (Alfred Knopf, 2003, Vintage, 2005), and Overcoming Dyslexia 2nd Edition, (Alfred Knopf 2020) , the seminal book on understanding and supporting those with dyslexia.