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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. -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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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.
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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. -
Reference
Gargiulo, R. M. (2021). Chapter 3. In Special education in contemporary society: An introduction to exceptionality. essay, SAGE.