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First Public School for People With Disabilities
Established by Charles Michel L'Epee - France -
First School for Blind
Established by Valentin Hauy -
First School for Deaf
Established by Reverend Thomas Galludet -
First School for Blind in US
Established by Samuel Gridley Howe -
American Institutions for Idiotic and Feebleminded Person
Established by The Association of Medical Officers -
Department of Special Education
Created by National Education Association -
The First Intelligence Scale was created
by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon (French Psychologists) -
IQ Test renamed the "Stanford-Binet Scale"
By Lewis Terman -
Council for Exceptional Children
Founded by Elizabeth Farrell -
Section of Exceptional Children
established by U.S. Office of Education -
Blind Persons
Were finally included in the Social Security Act of 1935 -
National Association of Retarded Children
founded by parents -
Brown vs Board of Education
Established that all children have a right to education on equal terms -
Federal Funding
President Eisenhower signed federal law to fund Special Education degrees -
Elementary and Secondary Rducation Act was passed
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The Education of Handicapped Act was passed
To train teachers how to educate the handicapped, and required The Office of Education for the Handicapped -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children vs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Gave the right of students with mental retardation to receive free public education and, as long as possible, include these kind of students in a regular classroom rather than an isolated special class -
Mills vs D.C. Board of Education
ruled for right of children with disabilities to a free public education and certain due process procedural safeguards -
Rehabilitation Act
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors, including education and housing -
Rehabilitation Act was signed into public law
including the establishment of the IEP and ensured fair due-process for all citizens -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Ensures that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living