the History of Special Education in America By aadpreddieallen Jan 17, 1775 Jean Marc -Gaspard physician tames wild boy of Aveyron Period: Jan 17, 1775 to Jan 17, 2004 special education Jan 17, 1802 Dorothea Dix increase funds for specialized instruction Jan 17, 1812 Edouard O. Seguin physician social change for improvement of treatment of perosns with disabilities Jan 17, 1817 First Special Ed schoolin US Jan 17, 1840 Rhode Island passes law mandate compulsory edu for children Jan 17, 1844 G. Stanley Hall psychology in public schools Jan 17, 1866 Anne Sullivan Macy teacher of Hellen Keller Jan 17, 1870 American Association of Instructors of the Blind and American Association on Merntal Defiency formed Jan 17, 1920 Special classes for students juded "unsuitable" Jan 17, 1922 Council for Exceptional Children Jan 17, 1930 Child Guidance cli nics and sounselin services Jan 17, 1931 Bradley Home the first psychiatric home for children in US Jan 17, 1950 Special Education part of public education Jan 17, 1950 National Association for Retarded Citizens Jan 17, 1951 The first instituet for fresarch on execptional children opens at the University of Illinois Jan 17, 1960 Continum of services offered outline initiated Jan 17, 1963 Association for Children withLearning Disabilities Jan 17, 1970 Special education services offered in a varity of placements, not required for all students Jan 17, 1975 Eduaction for All Handicapped Children Act Jan 17, 1975 Kennedy and Johnson EAHCA initiated Jan 17, 1975 The Education for All Handicapped children P.L.94-142 (IDEA) Jan 17, 1977 EAHCA implementd fully Jan 17, 1986 EAHCA amened Handicapped Children's Protetion act Jan 17, 1997 IDEA reauthorized Jan 17, 2001 No Child left behind enacted Jan 17, 2004 IDEA reauthorized