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20 BCE
Normalization and deinstitutionalization
Breaking down barriers to participation in society -
20 BCE
Inclusion
Integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms -
19 BCE
Itard and Seguin
18th/19th Century
Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children -
Galladuet
1st american residential school for deaf children -
Howe
First Residential School for students who were blind -
Louis Braille
Braille writing, which enables blind people to read through feeling a series of organized bumps representing letters. -
Beattie Vs Board of education
Special needs students were expelled from school due to facial abnormalities and drooling. -
Council for Exceptional Children founded by Ferrell and others
Development of special education as a profession -
Bradly Home
The Bradly Home, the first psychiatric hospital for children in the United States. -
Autism
The classification of Autism was introduced by Dr. Leo Lanner -
Clifford Beers
wrote A MIND THAT FOUND ITSELF -
Brown Vs Board of Education
A landmark court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson case saying that “Separate is not equal”. This court case brought attention to black v. white’s in school and special need students v. general education students. This case encouraged the formation of many advocacy groups to inform the public of need of special education programs. -
Helen Keller
She was the first deaf/blind person to graduate from college -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
This act provided state federal money to states in order to improve opportunities for students who were disadvantaged -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Prohibited discrimination against those with disabilities in programs that received federal funding -
Education for all handicapped Children Act, PL 94-142
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act
This act made sure that all students with disabilities are educated in public schools. EAHCA included providing free educations, special education for children 3-21, supplemental services, due process, zero reject, and least restrictive environment. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
the original Act and its amendments ensure that all youth and children with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, and public education. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life. This was a civil rights law -
Temple Grandin
Highly regarded Autism advocate. Created the 'Hug Machine" -
No Child Left Behind Act
standards-based reform, consequences to special education -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
the original Act and its amendments ensure that all youth and children with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, and public education.
