Special education

History of Special Education

  • Period: to

    History of Special Education

  • Period: to

    History of Special Education

  • Margaret Douglas

    Margaret Douglas

    Imprisoned for attempting to teach the children of freed slaves to read
  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Plessy vs Ferguson

    Legitimized doctrine of separate but equal
  • American Eugenics

    American Eugenics

    Segregating "feeble-minded" necessary for preservation of superior race
  • Education for African Americans

    Education for African Americans

    Targeted for lower positions, lacked equality
  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    Legislative action providing equal access to education
  • Period: to

    Increasing racially based disparities within Special Education

    Educators note and document instances
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Alexander vs Holmes County Board of Education

    Alexander vs Holmes County Board of Education

    Deadline set to end segregation.
  • Period: to

    Increased research in Special Education

    Addressing racial disparities and social isolation resulting from test bias in Special Education programs
  • Mills vs Board of Education

    Mills vs Board of Education

    All students have a right to an education regardless of cost
  • Rehabilitation Act

    Rehabilitation Act

    Equal access to curriculum, building, program and activities
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    Children must be placed in least restrictive environment, school receiving federal funds must offer free education to students with disabilities
  • IDEA 1997

    IDEA 1997

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    Addressed racial disproportionality, ensured more access to general education, required Transition Planning at age 14
  • IDEA 2004

    IDEA 2004

    Least restrictive environment, IEP must be developed, separation of Infants and Toddlers