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This was the first advocacy group for children with disabilities and their goal was to allow those children equal rights to education.
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Braille was adopted as the standard English code and was used to teach student with blindness to read and write.
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Autism was classified and introduced by Dr. Leo Lanner.
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Parents formed the Cerebral Palsy Society.
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President Kennedy created a committee to find solutions for mental retardation. The panel consisted of doctors, scientists, educators, and psychologists.
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This was the first federal program to fund education for children with disabilities in public schools.
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This was a California law that provided services and resources to people with disabilities that gave them the ability to live more independently.
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This court case ruled that all children should have the right to free public education or free appropriate private education that meets the needs of each student.
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This act ensures that each child has an individualized plan with accommodations and modifications that will allow them to receive free, appropriate, public education.
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This act guaranteed that all children with disabilities had access to free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. This act mandated IEPs for each child with a disability to help ensure that they get the individualized help and resources that they need.
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This extended the eligibility of children with disabilities to include children with autism and brain injuries.
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This was the beginning of a new system for children birth to three years of age as an early intervention program. This program helps families of young children find the resources they need.
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This act was signed by president Clinton and was to identify children with disabilities earlier, before they entered school and to provide them the services they needed.
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This act holds schools responsible for the achievement of the students throughout each year and are required to prove improvement in the students. The goal is to make sure each student is improving in academic learning each year and is therefore not left behind.
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This act ensures equity in education for children with disabilities meaning all children no matter their ability have access to free, public education which includes special education and other needed resources.
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When I was a child, the church I went to did not have an elevator for the second floor of the building and there was one girl my age who used a wheelchair. She was not able to access the second floor which was were our class was and so her dad would have to carry her up and down the stairs every time. Since then the church has added an elevator to the building and now wheelchair accessible.
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In elementary school there were two boys who had disabilities that would come to class for a few hours each day. We talked and worked together as a class and treated him as another member of the classroom.
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Throughout my schooling, there was one classmate that had down syndrome and we continued throughout school from elementary to high school with us. Everyone knew him and everybody loved him for his personality. He would always be so happy to see everyone.
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I worked at a preschool and one of our students had autim and was nonverbal. It was a challenge to be able to understand him sometimes and also to help him in ways that were comfortable for him to participate with the class. However, while it was challenging, it was a great experience for both the teachers and the other students to learn how everyone learns and acts differently and that is ok.
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My dad is a middle school math teacher and has six children in his classes this year who have autism. He has a special education aide in each of his classes to provide the student with extra support and help throughout the day and to allow them the ability to be in the general education classroom.