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Jean Pablo Bonet wrote what is considered to be one of the first books about special education.
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The Royal Society of London receives charter, inspires philosophical inquiry into the nature of language and teaching of deaf and blind individuals.
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Rohde Island passes a law mandating compulsory education, education that children are required by law to receive, and for the government to provide.
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An institution for the deaf, dumb and blind was allowed to grant college degrees. It was the first college in the world established for people with disabilits.
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Students labeled "at-risk" were identified and separated into early special education programs where they were taught "moral training: of African American children.
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As early as 1933, parents and community members began creating support groups to better support their students with disabilities.
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The supreme court ruled in favor of Brown eliminating segregation in public schools.
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Provided training for teachers who worked with students who were deaf or hard of hearing.
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This Act helped ensure that disadvantaged students had access to a high-quality education.
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This amendment granted money to states to improve and expand education for handicapped children.
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This Act replaced the ESEA and established a new grant program to help states educate handicapped children.
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Two court cases (PARC and Mills vs. Board of Education DC) Guaranteed the rights of parents in special education. They stated that children in special education could not be expelled or suspended without due process.
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Providing grants to states for vocational rehabilitation centers for those with disabilities.
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was put in place.
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IDEA specified the inclusion of students with disabilities into the general education classrooms.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure equal treatment and opportunities for those with disabilities.
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IDEA was reauthorized to emphasize the academic outcomes of students with disabilities and hold them to higher standards.
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The Bush Administration put into action the No Child Left Behind Act ensuring accountability for the academic performance of all children.
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IDEA was reauthorized again, Congress emphasized that each student had specific and "unique" needs that need to be addressed by highly qualified teachers.
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The Elementary and Secondary Act (NCLB) was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act which specified that only 1% of students can be given alternate standardized tests and encouraged states to get rid of unnecessary testing.
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The US Department of Education stated fewer than half of the states were following federal special education law.