Shaping the History of Special Education By stephanie.collins 1848 Experimental school for feeble minded youth is established by Howe 1898 College training for teachers of students with intellectual disabilities begins 1922 Council for Exceptional Children is established 1943 Leo Kanner identifies the characteristics of children with autism 1944 Dr. Hans Asperger identifies children with characteristics that would later be known as Aspergers Syndrome 1954 U.S. Supreme courts hands down decision in Brown v. Board of Education 1963 Samuel A. Kirk introduces term learning disabilities 1966 B. Flatt & F. Kaplan publish Christmas in Purgatory - exposing life in institutions for those with intellectual disabilities 1967 Congress provides funding for Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 1975 Public Law 94-142 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act is enacted 1990 EAHCA is amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2003 No Child Left Behind Act - requiring students be taught by highly qualified teachers and increased accountability for all students 2004 Reauthorization of IDEA raises standards for quality instruction for students with disabilities 2010 Rosa's Law - signed by President Obama changed the federal language usage from mental retardation to intellectual disability