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American Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
The first special education school in the US, is established in Hartford, CT (Now called the American School for the Deaf) -
Rhode Island Law Passed
A law mandating that the government must provide and all children must receive an education. -
The School for the Deaf and The School for the Blind
Established to provide hearing and vision impaired students with a suitable education. -
The American Association on Intellectual Development Disabilities
Formed -
Compulsory Education Law
Adopted by all states following Rhode Island's lead -
Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals of Ohio Ruling
Ruling that compulsory education laws gave the state department authority to exclude certain students -
Introduction of Autism
Dr. Leo Kanner introduces Autism at John Hopkins -
Brown vs Board of Education
Rules that "separate but equal" has no place in education -
Special Education Programs are established
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PARC & FAPE
-1972 PARC (Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children) wins over Pennsylvania Board of Education-Free education for every child, 6-21, with mental retardation is established in PA Mills sues the DC Board of Education on behalf of 18000 disabled children stating that they were being denied public education without due process (Free and Appropriate Education) -
The Rehabilitation Act
Prohibits the exclusion of people based on disabilities in programs conducted, financed, and employed by the Federal Government
Section 504 guaranteed the Civil Rights of the disabled would be protected in schools and require accommodations for participation in programs and access to buildings be made -
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FERPA is enacted and protects students' educational records -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
EAHCA is enacted and requires all public schools that accept funds from the government to provide equal access to education for physically and mentally disabled children -
The Five Principles of Special Education
Zero Reject, Nondiscriminatory Education, Appropriate Education, Least Restrictive Environment, Handicapped Children's Protection Act (1986) -
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA was passed requiring that all buildings and their physical facilities be accessible for handicapped people in all parts of society -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
The new name for EAHCA
Multiple changes were made including addition of transportation services for disabled children as well as school district requirement to aid in transition opportunities following high school -
D Perkins Vocational and Technology Education Act
Provided resources to help progress technologically advanced skills used in society guaranteeing full vocational educational opportunities for the entire special needs population -
The School to Work Opportunities Act
Passed and implemented integrated school and work based learning -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
IDEA was reauthorized for the first time -
NCLB
Designed to improve the educational performance of all students, including those with special needs -
IDEA is Reauthorized
2nd time and included specific changes to endure better education for disabled students -
Schaffer vs. Weast Montgomery County Schools
Ruled that parents seeking better special education programs for their children have the burden of proof in their challenge against school districts
