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Rev. Thomas Gallaudet opened the first American school for the deaf in Connecticut. The creation of this school also lead to the creation of American Sign Language. It was a school were not only did they educate children, they also taught the teachers everything they would need for the children to grow up successful. https://www.asd-1817.org/about/history--cogswell-heritage-house#:~:text=The%20founding%20of%20the%20American,related%20to%20people%20with%20disabilities. -
In 1922 Elizabeth Farrell created the Council for Exceptional Children. The CEC holds a very high role in providing laws that are used to protect students with disabilities. They also wanted to help in the establishment of the professional standards for teachers. The Council is still active to this day -
This group was created by parents of disabled children who wanted to fight for better education. They also believed that the correct form of education was independent to each childrens specific needs. This group brought about public law 94-142 -
Researchers were beginning attempts at studying the connection between psychology and education for children. During this time the most common treatment during this was a psychodynamic treatment. Twenty years later the very first Institute for reasearch regarding exceptional children began at the Univeristy of Illinois.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131725309341679 -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was used to show the inequalities between priveleged and underpriveleged children. This Act made sure these underpriveleged children would receive resources to obtain the quality of education they were not previously given. It also improved the programs available for handicapped children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4okt6u6OEkg -
PARC was fighting schools that were not allowing students with disabilities to attend. Parc V. Pennsylvania determined that all education for the disabled was necessary and should have no cost for programs. PARC also helped fight for the right that disabled should be in the least restrictive environment. -
In 1975 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was put into law and changed education forever. There are six components under this law and they are: FAPE, LRE, IEP, procedural due process, nondiscriminatory assessment, and parental participation. This law also played a part in the least restrictive environment need for children. -
The first change in the 1990 amendment of EAHCA was to use first person language when referencing a disabled student. Along with this it also seperated disabilities into new classifications especially for students with TBI's or Autism. It also allowed for students 14 and up to have their own IEP transition plans. -
This act has three important components, the first is that schools and school district are held accountable for all of their students education. It also requires for students to have annual assessments. The third important policy is that schools that fail to educate disadvantaged or disabled students will be held accountable. -
Since the IDEA Act was created it has constantly been changing and improving as education changes and improves. In 2004 the IDEA Act was altered to ensure that special education teachers were extremely qualified. It also changed to protect the students with disabilities and their parents as well as improve the quality of education for the disabled children.