Special Education History By arazin76 1963 Association of Children with Disabilities organized Period: 1963 to 2019 Key events in Special Education 1972 The concept of normalization introduced in United States by Wolf Wolfensberger 1973 Rehabilitation Act enacted PL 93-112, Section 504 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed PL 94-142 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act becomes law PL 101-336 1990 IDEA passed PL 101-476 1997 IDEA reauthorized PL 105-17 2001 No Child Left Behind Act enacted PL 107-110 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act passed PL 180-446 2008 Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments enacted PL 110-325 2010 Rosa's Law enacted PL 111-256
