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Helen Keller
First deaf/blind person to graduate college. -
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Inclusion Movement
1933 - 1977 Could be known as the 'dark history' for special education; Planted seeds for the need for special education -
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Family Association
Began advocating rights of children with disabilities. Parents felt children learn more academically and were more social if educated in a general environment. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Court decision paved way for equal opportunity for education; regardless of race, gender, or disability -
Samuel A. Kirk
Coined as the "Pioneer of Special Education" is responsible for the term "learning disabilities". Laid the groundwork for passing laws, which required schools to provide help for children with learning disabilities. -
Community Mental Health Act
Signed into law October 1963 by President John F. Kennedy - the Community Mental Health Act altered the delivery of mental health services and inspired a new era of optimism in mental healthcare. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
ESEA provided funding for education of children with disabilities. -
Diana v. State Board of Education of California
Court ordered that standardized test must be given in the native language -
Pennsylvania Association for Retardedd Children v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Parents won the guarantee that education did not mean only traditional academic instruction and that children with intellectual disabilities could benefit from education tailored to their needs -
Larry P. v. Riles
Court order that standardized test could not discriminate based on race -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Signed into law by President Gerald Ford, law required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. -
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ensures building access ramps for wheelchairs and public transportation can accommodate persons with disabilities, accommodations are made for the deaf and equal employment for persons with disabilities -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
replaced the Education of the Handicapped Act; act states that children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education and that each child's education will be planned and monitored with an individualized education program or an individualized family service plan -
IDEA'97
President Clinton signed amendments to the Act that focus on improving the education of children as well as Identifying children with special, educating children with disabilities, Strengthening the role of parents and fostering partnerships between parents and schools -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The major focus of No Child Left Behind is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. Requires all public schools receiving federal funding to administer a statewide standardized test annually to all students. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004
preserves the basic structure and civil rights guarantees of IDEA but also makes significant changes in the law. Most provisions of Public Law (PL) 108-446 go into effect on July 1, 2005. The requirements regarding “highly qualified” special education teachers became effective immediately upon signature. -
Susal Lee Barker - Special Education Teacher
Fought for the rights of students with disabilities when the school system was not providing them a fare and equal education. -
Rosa's Law
Law put in motion by President Obama to change the terminology used when referring to individuals with disabilities; removed terms mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" from federal health, education and labor policy and replaces them with people first language “individual with an intellectual disability” and “intellectual disability.” -
Every Student Succeeds Act
The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students.
