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9999 BCE
4 Billion BCE
The Universe starts -
9999 BCE
The Dawn of Man
100 Million BCE -
18th and 19th century
Itard and Seguin develop procedures to reach the hard to teach -
Gallaudent
1st residential school for the deaf opens -
Howe
First school for the Blind opens -
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Inclusion
Classrooms integrated. Students with disabilities in general education classes -
Ferrell
Council for Exceptional Children forms -
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Separate but equal struck down new doors open for Civil Rights -
20th Century
Inclusion. Disabled students integrated into general classroom -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
All handicapped children guaranteed free public education -
The Special Olympics
Eunice Kennedy Shriver founds the Special Olympics -
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Follow up to Education for All Handicapped Children -
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act picks to cover where IDEA stops ADA covers Americans over 18 -
21st Century
No Child Left Behind Act. Includes students with disabilities in standardized testing and consequences -
IDEIA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Amendment to original IDEA