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Due to the pressure of parent-led protest, a conference was held at the white house stating that students from isolated classroom setting can move into segregated settings.
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First used the word autistic when looking at symptoms of schizophrenia.
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in the Beattie v Board of Education, they ruled that students with disabilities can be excluded from school even though they been there till 5th grade if the school decides to. School officials and students stated they get nausea and they require too much time in the classroom.
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he was the first to publish the description of early infantle autism
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Brought up the term "refrigerator moms" saying that its the moms fault their kid has autsim
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is signed
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The Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970 was signed, saying that they will provide funding if they would initiate and expand programs for special education
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed, stating that any individual who is diagnosed as a handicap cannot be denied benefits or discriminated against while participating. in a event that is given federal assistance
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, was signed and it stated that all students who are handicapped are provided a free education between the ages of 3-18, which changed to 3-21 in 1980.
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EAHCA (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 merged together with the IDEA and while doing so TBI (traumatic brain injury) and Autism were added.
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The No Child Left Behind Act, was signed and stated that school districts were held accountable for the students growth and they had to put in the special ed programs when they turn in their accountability system.
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The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, was signed and stated that schools must take accountability when assessing the special education programs.