A small timeline about Special Education

By warner

  • Virginia-First hospital for people with metal disabilities

    Virginia-First hospital for people with metal disabilities
    First hospital for people with metal disabilities

  • Perkins Institute for the Blind opens

    Perkins Institute for the Blind opens
    Perkins Institute for the Blind opens

  • Thoms Gallaudet- American asylum for the Deaf opened

    Thoms Gallaudet- American asylum for the Deaf opened
    American asylum for the Deaf opened

  • Rhode Island- First special class in US.

    First special class in US.
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    Public school

    Public institutions housed only 4% of people with develpmental disabilities.

  • Court decisions

    Court decisions
    The courts take the position that children with disabilities have an equal right to access education as their non-disabled peers. Although there is no existing federal law that mandates this stance, some students begin going to school as a result of these court decisions.

  • IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was established.

    IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was established.
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was established.

  • No Child left behind act

    No Child left behind act
    This law calls for all students, including students with disabilities, to be proficient in math and reading by the year 2014.

  • IDEA redeveloped

    there are several changes from the 1997 reauthorization. The biggest changes call for more accountability at the state and local levels, as more data on outcomes is required. Another notable change involves school districts providing adequate instruction and intervention for students to help keep them out of special education.