The more important events in special education

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  • first folding, tubular steel wheelchair built.

    Harry Jennings ushered in a new era in mobility enhancements when he built the first folding, tubular steel wheelchair.

  • Brown v. Board of education

    The Establishment period mention of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of education.

  • Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act

    Section 504 required that reasonable access be provided for all individuals with disabilities.

  • EHA passed

    Education for students with disabilities was now proctected in public schools and at publicly supported institutions of higher learning.

  • No child left behind Act

    It is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act which is the primary federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school.

  • Individuals with disabilities Education Improvement Act

    The IDEA added to the definition of AT. The original definition of AT, as definedin the Tech Act, remained basically unchanged except for the clarification that the term does not include surgical implanted medical devices or replacement of such devices.