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Early developers of procedures to educate hard to teach children.
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Early educator of the deaf; First principal of Columbia Institution for the Deaf.
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Advocate for Education of the Blind; Founded the Perkins Institute
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The first public school special class was implemented in Cleveland, OH.
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Barriers preventing those with special needs participating in society are gradually broken down.
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Students with disabilities are integrated into the general education classroom.
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Prior to the 1960's students with disabilities were segregated educationally from students without disabilities. In the 1960's the educational desegregation of students with mild disabilities began.
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Founded by Ferrell and other teachers, it helped to develop the profession of special education.
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Established separate is not equal.
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Schools ordered to administer tests in students native language.
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Ordered that tests should not discriminate based on race.
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Guaranteed education was not limited to traditional academic instruction. Children with disabilities could benefit from an education structured to their needs.
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Class action lawsuit. Board was ordered to educate all students, even those with disabilities.
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A civil rights law. Guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities.
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Amendments P.L. 94 - 142 are considered to be the foundation of special education.
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Protects people with disabilities, no matter their age. Supports individuals after they have left school.
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Services of IDEA include: Identification; Free, Appropriate Public Education; Due Process; Parent/Guardian Surrogate Consultation; Least Restrictive Environment; Individualized Education Program; Nondiscriminatory Evaluation; and Confidentiality.
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General law which requires all students be proficient in reading and math, including those with disabilities.
