Inclusion Timeline

  • Itard and Seguin

    Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children.
  • Gallaudet

    First American residential school for students who were deaf
  • Howe

    Howe
    First residential school for students who were blind
  • Council for Exceptional Children founded by Ferrell and other teachers

    Development of special education as a profession
  • Organization of parent groups

    Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources
  • Normalization and deinstitutionalization

    Breaking down barriers to participation in society
  • Other organizations, such as Special Olympics (Shriver)

    Other organizations, such as Special Olympics (Shriver)
    Advocacy for caring and fair treatment of individuals with disabilities
  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act, PL 94-142

    The original Act and its amendments ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education
  • Inclusion

    Integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

    The original Act and its amendments ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life; a civil rights law
  • No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

    No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
    “Standards-based” reform, consequences to special ed.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

    The original Act and its amendments ensure that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education