Historical Timeline Special Education

By alan smith

  • Beginnings

    Beginnings
    Jean Marc Gaspard Itard published book on Victor of Aveyron

  • Schools

    Schools
    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founds American School of the Deaf

  • Schools

    Schools
    Samuel Gridley Howe founds Perkins School for the Blind

  • Organizations

    Elizabeth Farrell founds the Council for Exceptional Children

  • Athletics

    Athletics
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver founds the Special Olympics

  • Legislation

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act is enacted

  • Litigation

    Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley court case

  • Legislation

    Legislation
    Americans with Disabilities Act is passed

  • Legislation

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is passed

  • 21st Century Legislation

    21st Century Legislation
    No Child Left Behind Act is passed by the Bush Administration