Timeline: Key education moments in Special Education

1839

Massachusetts has the first teacher trainings.

During this time period, it was in the very later colonial times. Before this time period, there was little to no training for teachers. So during 1839 Massachusetts opened its first training program for teachers.

1924

Seeing Eye Dogs

Students with blindness or who had difficulty seeing were given seeing eye dogs. This key point in education was brought into America. https://www.seeingeye.org/puppies-dogs/seeing-eye-dogs/training.html

1936

Testing the hearing of School age children

During the year 1936, a law was passed to require/ hearing tests to be conducted in New York. https://thehistorycenter.net/Deaf-History

1973

PL 93-112

PL 93-112 was approved in the year 1973. The PL 93-112 was approved to have protection to make sure that no individual with a disability was protected from discrimination.

1975

Education for Handicapped Children Act

This act was approved to make sure that any handicapped child would have the opportunity for an appropriate free public education.

1990

Americans with Disabilities Act

This act gave individuals free services of occupational therapy, speech, rehabilitation, etc. This act made sure that no one could disobey individuals with a disability.

1990

IDEA act is passed

Several services such as occupational therapy or rehabilitation therapy are provided for free through this act. Also, this act is also known as the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

1997

Reauthorization of IDEA

The reauthorization of IDEA is also known as PL-105-17. Through this act it now requires parents to be apart of their children education decision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwstMsPvd4

2001

No Child Left Behind

This act was thought ought to be a good improvement in education but ended up being an issue in education. This act was to make sure that individuals with disabilities were really pushed to be in the general education class with receiving education from advised teaching tools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qk00niNQwA

2004

Reauthorizations happen again with the act of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement

This act is also known as PL 108-446. Some of the reauthorizations that occurred with this act was due process, having students with disabilities be evaluated, and school discipline. Due process was every parent or guardian is given the right to representation by legal counsel.

Oct 2, 2022