1st School for Deafness, American Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb
1st School for Visual Problems. New England Asylum for the Blind.
First University for the deaf is founded
Congress passes legislation to promote educational programs for the students who are blind
Hellen Keller writes autobiography "The story of My Life"
Leta Hollingworth coins the term gifted.
Samuel Orton, a neurologist describes dyslexia.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is established
Two significant supreme court cases [PARC v. Pennsylvania and Mills v. D.C. Board of Ed. apply equal protection argument to students with disabilities.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, federal law
The Family Education Right and Privacy Act
IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Act, original passage created
The American Association of Mental Retardation begins (AAMR)
IDEA- reauthorization provided incentives for serving preschool children.
IDEA- reauthorization mandated services for children with disabilities ages 3-5.
Autism given a separate disability category under IDEA.
IDEA- replaces the word "handicap" with "disability"
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) federal law
"The Handmade Alphabet" by: Laura Rankin, Dial
"Freak the Mighty" by: Rodmon Philbrick, Scholastic
IDEA- Reauthorization of students with disabilities having access to the general curriculum was first included.
"My Brother Sammy" by: Becky Edwards and David Armitage, Mellbrook