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1st Deaf School
The first school for the Deaf was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc -
1st school for blind
Founded in 1829, Perkins was the first school for the blind established in the United States. The school was originally named the New England Asylum for the Blind and was incorporated on March 2, 1829. The name was eventually changed to Perkins School For the Blind. -
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Educative procedures studied and developed
Itard is well known in the twenty-first century for his work with the a youth who had been found wandering naked in the forest.From the work of Édouard Séguin along with a far more specific and organized system for applying it to the everyday education of children with disabilities.special classes with people trained to care for individuals with disabilities began to develop as teachers noted differences among students -
Council of Exceptional Children
The International Council for the Education of Exceptional Children is organized by a group of administrators and supervisors attending the summer session at Teachers College, Columbia University, and their faculty members on August 10, 1922. -
Parent groups
established to provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources -
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Inclusion
Brown v. Board of Education - 1954
the court ruled "separate-but-equal" education to be illegal. This ruling paved the way for integration and was monumental in the development of educational institutions across the country.
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - 1972
Vocational Rehabilitation Act - 1973
Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was crucial given its impact on funds being made available for students with disabilities. -
Summer Camp
Eunice Kennedy Shriver starts an innovative summer camp for young people with intellectual disabilities at her home in suburban Washington, D.C. The goal is to see if these young people -- most of whom lived in institutions -- could participate in sports and physical activities. This was a revolutionary idea at the time. -
Breaking down barriers to participation in society
Normalization and deinstitutionalization was typically complaints of systematic abuse of the patients by staff and others responsible for the care and treatment of this traditionally vulnerable population with media and political exposes and hearings.These complaints, accompanied by judicial oversight and legislative reform, resulted in major changes in education -
Track meet modeled after Olympics for special needs
The Chicago Park District begins plans for a citywide track meet modeled after the Olympics. A proposal is made to Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Kennedy Foundation. Shriver embraces the project and asks Anne McGlone Burke to enlarge the scope to include athletes from around the country. -
1st Olympic Games
Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Chicago Park District hold a news conference to announce plans for the first "Olympic" games for young people with intellectual disabilities. -
Special Olympics founded
U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy holds a news conference to announce the formation of Special Olympics, Inc. A seven-member Board of Directors is named: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Frank Hayden, Robert Cooke, Rafer Johnson, Thomas King, James Lovell and G. Lawrence Rarick. Anne McGlone Burke is later added. Beverly Campbell is named director of community relations. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The mandatory system of dispute resolution created by EHA was an effort to alleviate the financial burden created by litigation pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act. -
PL 94-142
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act 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. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. -
Section 504 and ADA
Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Title II prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local governments. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a statute which funds special education programs. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Jan. 8, 2002, is the name for the most recent update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The NCLB law—which grew out of concern that the American education system was no longer internationally competitive—significantly increased the federal role in holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all students. -
IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a four-part (A-D) piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs.