The path to IDEA 2004

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/08/1801	Victor of Aveyron	Some believe this was the first documented case of autism.
05/02/1927	Buck v Bell	This case allowed eugenic sterilization procedures to take place throughout the United States.
01/01/1954	Brown vs. Board of Education	Segregation ruled illegal in the United States.
01/01/1958	National Defense Education Act (P.P 85-926)	Provided funds to teachers who worked with the mentally handicapped
01/01/1961	Special Education Act	Provided money to train teachers who worked with the deaf.
01/01/1963	Metal Retardation Facility and Community Center Construction Act	Trained and provided funding for teachers of children with disabilities.
01/01/1965	Elementary & Secondary Education Act (P.L. 87-110)	This act as part of President Johnson’s campaign for ‘War on Poverty’. It offered federal funds to school districts to create programs for students with disabilities and from low income families. This act also formed the Office of Special Education.
01/01/1968	Handicapped Children's Early Assistance Act (P.L. 89-750)	Created the first early programs for preschool aged children with disabilites.
01/01/1970	Developmental Disablilities Services and Facilities Construction Amendments were passed	Placed responsibility on states to organize programs and services for people with developmental disabilities.
01/01/1970	Diana v. Board	Ruled that IQ tests are biased against minorities and the poor
01/01/1971	Wyatt v Stickney	Ensured that disabled persons placed in an institute must recieve education or treatment.
01/01/1973	The Rehabilitation Act (P.L 93-112)	The first pieces of legislation to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities. The law specifically worked to prohibit discrimination for programs that received any federal backing or were federal programs to begin with and was broken up into a series of sections.
01/01/1974	Lau v. Nichols	The court ruled that a group of Chinese speaking children in a California school were denied equal opportunities in education.
01/01/1975	Education for all Disabled Students act	This Act gave free and appropriate education for all disabled children, provided stronger parental rights and ensured each student an individual education plan.
01/01/1983	Education for all handicapped children's Act amended (P.L 98-199)	Expanded coverage to children under 5 and transition to the workplace.
01/01/1984	Developmental Disabilities assistance and Bill of Rights and the rehabilitation act amendments	Mandated job training for adults with disabilities and began supported employment
01/01/1990	IDEA: Americans with Disabilities Education Act	This Act provided protection in evaluation, free appropriate public education, ensured the least restrictive environment, increased procedural safeguards and parental participation,
09/01/1990	Americans with Disabilities Act	This Act gave Americans with disabilities protection from discrimination, civil rights and jobs.
01/01/1997	Reathorization of IDEA	Supported and added to the previous IDEA act.
01/01/2001	No Child Left Behind Act	Created ensure no child is left in a failing school.
09/02/2004	Reauthorization of IDEA	IDEA was reauthorized with many changes, such as the addition of Individualized Education Programs and highly qualified teachers.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1961 to 01/01/1963	The Special Education Act and Mental Retardation Facility and Community Center Construction Act (P.L. 89-11 and P.L. 88-164)	The first of many initiatives to provide equal education to all students. These acts gave money to train teachers to work with students with disabilities
01/01/1975 to 01/01/1977	The Education for all Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-192)	Changed the face of public education by providing free and appropriate education for all students with disabilities. It also gave stronger parental rights and instigated the concept of an individualized education plan.