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FIRST FEDERAL LAW PAST
In 1798, the Fifth Congress passed the first federal law concerned with the care of persons with disabilities (Braddock, 1987). This law authorized a Marine Hospital Service to provide medical services to sick and disabled seamen. -
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The Story of Special Education in United States
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RHODE ISLAND OPENED THE FIRST PUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION
The School was incorporated in 1896 as St. Andrew’s School. For the first 72 years of its existence, St. Andrew’s was an orphanage, school, social service agency, school for student with disabilities and working farm under the auspices of the Episcopal Church. Father Chapin believed that St. Andrew’s should serve any student who needed it, regardless of race or religious background. -
RISE OF ORGANIZED PARENT AND FAMILY ADVOCACY.
On behalf their children parents, families and caregivers started to get organize in events and groups in order to start movements and demand support from the goverment for their children. They deserved the right to learn and have schools to attend. -
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SIGNED THE PRESIDENT PANEL OF MENTAL RETARDATION.
President's Committee on Mental Retardation was established in October, 1961. Eunice Kennedy Shriver served as a special consultant and liaison between the panel and the White House with the cooperation of several Federal departments and agencies. -
FIRST SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN CHICAGO
"https://www.youtube.com/embed/OiiUPbEhp80" On July 20, 1968, Eunice opened what was then known as both the "Chicago Special Olympics". It was held in Chicago's Soldier Field, a legendary sporting venue. About 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 26 U.S. states and Canada competed in track and field, floor hockey and swimming. This was a way to start changing people’s mind towards people with disabilities. (SEE VIDEO) -
SECTION 504 0F REHABILITATION ACT WAS SIGN
Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Section 504 provides: "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the USA shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program receiving Federal financial support. -
IDEA AMENDMENT AND EHA BILL OF RIGHTS.
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
AUTISM AND BRAIN INJURY WERE ADD TO THE IDEA ACT.
http://autismnow.org/in-the-classroom/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act/#Discipline Since 1990 Autism has been identified as one of 13 disability categories in IDEA and students with autism usually receive special education services under this law. Eligibility is sometimes less clear for some students on the autism spectrum who do not have a diagnosis of autism (e.g. students with PDD-NOS or Asperger Syndrome). T -
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATES HAS INCREASED BY 14%.
Between 1.984 to 1.997 Among the youth with disabilities is notorious the dramatically increased in grauation nand employment rates. All those under the IDEA act services these people benefit much that in the past. -
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH SINGNED THE IMPROVEMENT IN IDEA ACT.(IDEIA)
On December 3rd 2.004 President George Bush signed the Improvement of the IDEA act and the 2.006 regulations mandated ALL special education teachers and administrators know and understand their duties and obligations under the law.
