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American School For the Deaf
The American School for the Deaf The American school for the deaf was the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States. The original name of the school was the school "The Connecticut Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Persons". A Yale graduate by the name of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founded the school, and opened the doors, and began the process of educating children who were deaf. -
Perkins Institution for the Blind opens
Perkins Institution for the Blind opens. The Perkins school of the blind was founded in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the first school of its kind, and the students were required to not only learn there, but live there was well, much like a boarding school. The school was named after Thomas Handasyd Perkins who began loosing his vision, and was one of the first to attend the school. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson This was a huge decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the idea of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a saying that was coined from this case is "Separate, but equal". The separation between races within the school would remain with this case. -
Beattie v. Board of Education
Beattie v. Board of Education The Wisconsin supreme court upheld a ruling that students could be expelled from a school, based on a disability. The teachers believed that students with disabilities caused disruptions to the learning environment. The student's mental capacities were fine, but teachers and fellow students were "nauseated" by this student's physical condition. -
Council for Exceptional Children
Council for Exceptional Children The Council for Exceptional Children is the first advocacy group that supports, and advocates for children with disabilities. The main goal for this group is that all children with disabilities receive FAPE.The CEC is one of the largest special education advocacy groups. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education This case overturned the well-known case "Plessy v. Ferguson", and stated that "separation is not equal". This course case is famous and brought attention to black v. white’s in school and special need students v. general education students. This case made it so that the formation of advocacy groups came to be, and supported the need od special education programs in public schools.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Elementary and Secondary Education Act The elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) gave grants to schools and institutions to create programs to help educate students with disabilities. This Act was signed in by the 89th United States Congress and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Colombia
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Colombia In the Case of Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Colombia, students were classified as "exceptional". This would include both children who have mental disabilities, and those who have behavioral issues. This ruling made it so that for the DC board of education, it was unlawful to deny indiviuals accsess to free and approriate education, and had acsess to the same opprotunites as other children. -
Section 504
Section 504 Section 504 of the rehabilitation act states that there must be protected from discrimination when it comes to individuals with special needs. This is one of the first laws that gave some sort of protection to students with special needs. Within this law, it includes FAPE and LRE. If students have a physical disability, learning disability, or mental disability they are eligible for protection under this law.
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IDEA
The individuals with Disabilities Act The individuals with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This law includes 6 main pillars. FAPE, LRE, IEP, Evaluation, parents/student participation, and all procedural safeguards for the students participating in this act. This act was previously known as the Education for all handicapped children act. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This act promised that individuals who have special needs will have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else both at work, home, and school. This act specifically stated that individuals with special needs cannot be discriminated against in schools, the workplace, or out in the community -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This was a reauthorization of the elementary and secondary education act. Part of this law states that all students should be proficient in math, and reading by 2014. Although this law did have some states asking to not participate. Many issues arise with this law and had some school systems falsifying scores, even though students were not mastering the material. -
IDEA Reauthorized
IDEA Reauthorized This is a reauthorization of the IDEA act that was set into law by George W. Bush. They made changes to the original that included things such as IEPS, Due process hearings for families, and student disciplines. The reauthorization of this act further put support, and procedures in place to ensure individuals with disabilities are protected in the education setting.
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