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Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children.
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First American residential school for students who were deaf. -
First residential school for students who were blind -
Breaking down barriers to participation in society.
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Integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms.
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Advocacy for caring and fair treatment with disabilities
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Development of special education as a profession -
Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources q
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Separate is not equal Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend
their students were not receiving adequate education Challenged segregation in education Proved they were denied equal education
opportunities School is basically educating all students -
Most students with disabilities were segregated Those on regular campuses were isolated Some were educated in separate schools Disproportionate number of students who were
in poverty or from diverse backgrounds -
The original Act and its amendments ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education.
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Services were extended to infants, toddlers, and preschool children aged 3.
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The original Act and its amendments ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education. -
Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life; a civil rights law -
"Standards-based" reform, consequences to special ed. -
Separate is not equal Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend
their students were not receiving adequate education Challenged segregation in education Proved they were denied equal education
opportunities School is basically educating all students