History of Special Education

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	Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
	10/12/1773	First Hospital for People with Mental Disabilities	The first hospital, entitled "Public Hospital for Persons of Insane or Disordered Minds," admitted their first patient 12 October 1773 in Williamsburg, VA.
	04/15/1817	American School for the Deaf	First school for the deaf in the United States in Hartfod, CT. Founded by Thomas Gallaudet. Also became the first school to receive aid from the federal government.
	01/01/1832	School for the Idiotic and Feeble-Minded	Located in Waltham, MA, the school is the oldest publicly funded institution in the Western Hemisphere serving individuals with disabilities.
	01/01/1864	Gallaudet University	Gallaudet University, founded in 1864, is located in Washington, D.C. Only university in the world in which all programs and services accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students.
	09/01/1896	First Special Education Class	Rhode Island has the first public special education class.
	01/01/1905	IQ Test	Dr. Alfred Binet created the IQ test that identified "slow" or "retarded" children.
	01/01/1973	Section 504	Section 504 of Vocational Rehabilitation Act was established to protect individuals from discrimination based on their disability. Section 504 forbids employers and organizations from denying individuals with special needs an equal opportunity.
	01/01/1975	Education of All Handicapped Children Act	Congress passed Public Law 94-142 that mandated states to develop and implement polices that assured free public education to all children with disabilities. Now identified as IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
${9d93da69-0b44-4efa-884b-cf97c00ed3a1}_idea_logo_tiny$	01/01/1990	IDEA	IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is a federal law enacted in 1990, designed to give students access to free appropriate public education, regardless of ability.
	01/01/2001	No Child Left Behind	The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act, enacted in 2001, is to improve the proficieny in math and reading for all students, including those with disabilities.