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Itard and Seguin
Late 18th- Mid-19th Century.
Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children. -
Gallaudet
First American residential school for students who were deaf. -
Howe
First residential school for students who were blind. -
Normalization and Deinstitutionalization
Breaking down barriers to participation in society -
Inclusion Begins
This is still ongoing.
The integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms. -
Council for Exceptional Children
Development of special education as a profession. -
Organization of parent groups
Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources -
Brown V Board of Education of Topeka
Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving adequate education. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Protects those who do not qualify for services under IDEA but the students still have a disability. -
Education for all Handicapped Children Act, PL 94-142
The original act ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education. -
Regular education initiative (REI)
Students were still not making adequate academic progress. Accommodations were not being made in the general education classrooms. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life; a civil rights law -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
This amendment ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education. -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
"standards-based" reform, consequences to special education; All students are being held to high standards. -
IDEA Improvement Act
This amendment ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education.