History of Special Education

By teacherese

  • It's a start...

    In 1798 a law was passed that would have a care plan for students with disabilities.

  • Putting the education in special education

    In 1896 the first school for students with special needs was open in Rhode Island.

  • A step backwards.

    In 1930 a publication in Social Control of the Mentally Deficient pushed that people with special needs need to be confined.

  • A glimpse into the future.

    In the 1950s, Denmark came out with a mainstreaming process for students with special needs.

  • A president helps!

    In 1961 President Kennedy sign approval for the panel of retardation to be formed

  • Advocacy begins to blossom

    In 1962, Eunice Shriver published a journal that talked about the hope for the disabled students and speaking against the lobotomy approach.
    Website:https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_1862968

  • The beginning of Special Olympics

    In 1968 the first Special Olympics was held in America in Chicago

  • Federal Assistances

    In 1973, the Rehabilitation Act developed as a way for families to receive financial assistance for students with special needs.

  • The power of film

    In 1975, the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest highlighted the terribleness of institutionalization

  • Special Education Improves

    Accountable and Expectation raised previously EHA it is now called IDEA.