History and Evolution of Special Education

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  • Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard

    Worked with the "Wild Boy of Aveyron"

  • First public school special class in the U.S.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    They realized that if their separate they cannot be equal.

  • Society; research

    Civil rights movement ; studies by Dunn and Mercer

  • Mills v. Board of Ed., Washington D.C.

    Extended the right to special education to children of ALL disabilities.

  • PARC v. Pennsylvania

    Guaranteed special education for children with intellectual disabilities

  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Civil rights for all people with disabilities; prohibits discrimination based on disability in all programs

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)

    Increased federal special education funding and charged states with the task of creating full educational opportunities.

  • EAHCA amended as P.L. 94-142, Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA)

    Addressed issues in court cases; funded efforts to find children with disabilities who were not in school; mandated that states follow the law in order to receive federal funding

  • Changed to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    Clarified the need from supports for students as they transition from high school to postschool educational or vocational options