History of Special Education

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  • 1905 Dr. Alfred Binet

    1905 Dr. Alfred Binet
    Dr. Alfred Binet idenditifed"Slow" or "retarded" children with the use of an IQ Test.

  • Principal of Normalization

    Principal of Normalization
    Passage of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act assisted soldiers with dissabilities after WWI.

  • Buck vs Bell

    Buck vs Bell
    Supreme Court ruling madated the sterilization of people with disabilities.

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt
    In January of 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes organization.

  • Principle of Normalization

    Principle of Normalization
    President Kennedy was very influential and initiates The Principal of Normalization in Human Services

  • 1974 President Nixon's Executive Order

    1974 President Nixon's Executive Order
    Nixon's executive order removes hundreds of thousands of people with diabilities from institutions and places them in community residences.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    This legislation was enacted to raise student achievement and close achievement gaps. It is founded on the principle that all children can learn.

  • IDEA from the 1970's to present

    IDEA from the 1970's to present
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has been called "the most important piece of civil rights legislation for childrenwith disabilities" that our country has ever enacted. (see link attached)