Special Education History

By gjd1015

  • Brown V Board of Education

    Allowed special education students to begin receiving more specialized education and resources

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Established Title I, which ensured additional governmental funding if a school met certain low-income residency requirements, and helped increase funding for special needs students in low-income areas

  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Guaranteed civil rights for disabled people and ensured all disabled students received support in schools

  • Education for All Handicapped-Children Act

    Ensured all handicapped students had access to free education with resources and support they needed

  • Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley

    Supreme Court ruled that schools did not have to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students so long as they were receiving the same education as their peers, even if their peers were not deaf as well

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    Established and ensured all disabled students are given a Free Appropriate Public Education, also known as FAPE

  • Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.

    It was ruled that public schools are required to provide one-on-one nursing care for any student who needs it

  • My Cousin is Born

    My cousin was born with Autism. I did not know a lot about it, so started trying to learn more about it and how it made him "different" from me

  • No Child Left Behind

    A law passed to require all students to meet the same academic standards by the end of a grade level. This put unjust pressure on special needs students who could not reach these levels due to various disabilities or challenges

  • Forest Grove School District v. T.A.

    Ruled that a public school must reimburse any costs associated with private special education when the school is unable to provide accurate FAPE for a student

  • No Child Left Behind Repealed

    Repealing No Child Left Behind removed the pressure placed on special needs students who could not reach grade level standards and allowed them to learn at their own pace and in their own style

  • My First Time in a Special Education Class

    My first time in a special education classroom as a substitute teacher; when I really started falling in love with SPED and decided to pursue teaching that instead of high school history

  • My First Special Education Classroom

    I became a long term substitute for a classroom of students with Autism

  • My First Actual Classroom

    I became the full-time teacher for an SDC classroom. My class was made up 11 students with vastly different learning difficulties

  • I Officially Apply to Begin My Credential Program

    Apply to begin my credential program in Special Education