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The first school in America was established in Hartford by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet through his learning of French educators that created a manual communication teaching method. After learning from the instrucors he joined a deaf educator named Laurent Clerc in 1817 to create the school.
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Sponsored by parents of children with disabilities before protections were in place, the advocacy group led to have special needs classes. Timetoast -
Brown vs Board of Education: The law ruled in favor of desegregation of children in schools based on race, backed by the 14th amendment of Equal Protection. This law also protects all students with disabilities because the ruling indicates that all “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”, which promotes inclusivity for all students. Timetoast -
The law established proper training and teaching expectations for special educators. Timetoast
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens vs Commonwealth of PA: The act enables equal rights to all students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment possible.
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Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia: The acts reassures that no student could be denied a free and public education regardless of disabilities or impairment.
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The law supports the rights of children with disabilities and their families, guaranteeing a free, appropriate public education (FAPE). Timetoast -
The EHA was amended to specify the terms of a FEAP that would benefit the students best interest by allowing them to learn in the least restrictive environment but not to the extent of requiring schools to only provide standardized curriculum for all students with disabilities, instead of, instruct students based all the resources available.
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EHA changed its name to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, in a reauthorization.