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American Asylum for the education and instruction of the deaf and dumb was the first special education school in the United States. It was established in Hartford, Connecticut and is now called the American School for the Deaf. Founder Gallaudet believed that it was his moral and spiritual responsibility to provide an education for the disabled. -
In response to the growing number of students with learning disabilities, educators in the public schools began calling for special classes and teachers to educate these students. In 1896, Rhode Island was the first U.S. state to establish public special education classes for the disabled. The number of students enrolled in these classes had increased to almost 34,000 by the early 1920s. -
Wisconsin's Supreme Court has ruled that schools can exclude disabled students irrespective of how long the student has attended the school. It was due to a student who had a disability causing him to drool, have involuntary facial contortions, as well as have difficulties speaking. Despite the fact that his disability was strictly physical, and that his intellectual abilities were unaffected, he was expelled from school because "this condition nauseated the teachers and other students.". -
Parents of people with developmental disabilities formed the National Association for Retarded Citizens in 1950, also known as the ARC. ARC's main objectives included providing information to the public, monitoring the quality of services provided to cognitively impaired individuals, and advocating in support of their rights.The ARC became the organization to fund research on intellectual and developmental disabilities. -
In 1969, Congress passed the Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Act, which was included in the Education of the Handicapped Act. For the first time, federal legislation mandated the provision of support services to students with learning disabilities. -
Congress passed Education for all Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) in 1975. The Act mandated that public education be provided to all students with disabilities. Children with disabilities were required to be evaluated by public schools and to create an education plan that compared their educational experience closely to that of students without disabilities. -
Congress passes the Handicapped Children's Protection Act, signed by President Reagan. This gave parents of children with disabilities more say in the development of their child's Individual Education Plan (IEP). The act ensures that disabled children, ages 3 to 5, are provided a free and appropriate public education. The act also includes early intervention programs for infants, toddlers, and newborns with disabilities. -
https://disabilityrightsflorida.org/disabilitytopics/disability_topic_info/overview_resources
This website define The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which became law in 1990, as a law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The websites also provides information regarding sections 1-5 of the ADA act. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMndYNEGFA
This video explains that IDEA requires states to provide all children with disabilities, ages three through twenty-one, with the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment. They must also develop an IEP and provide services in accordance to that plan. -
Federal law requires states to test students in reading and math from grades 3-8 and once in high school under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). With No Child Left Behind, the primary objective is to close achievement gaps by providing every child with an equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education. Each state is required to establish academic standards and a state testing system in accordance with NCLB requirements.