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Late 18th- Mid-19th Century.
Systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children. -
First American residential school for students who were deaf.
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First residential school for students who were blind.
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Breaking down barriers to participation in society
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This is still ongoing.
The integration of students with disabilities into general education classrooms. -
Development of special education as a profession.
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Provide support, information, and structure for obtaining resources
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Allowed for parents of students with disabilities to contend their students were not receiving adequate education.
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Protects those who do not qualify for services under IDEA but the students still have a disability.
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The original act ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education.
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Students were still not making adequate academic progress. Accommodations were not being made in the general education classrooms.
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Ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life; a civil rights law
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This amendment ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education.
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"standards-based" reform, consequences to special education; All students are being held to high standards.
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This amendment ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate public education.