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This school was the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States. This school led to other educational programs and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing students. ASD was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. His journey in establishing the school started by visiting the school for the deaf in Paris, France. Lauren Clerc, a deaf teacher from the school in Paris, joined Gallaudet in establish the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States. -
This council is the largest international organization that is recognized for improving the educational experience of students with gifts and talents or disabilities. One of the goals of this council was to organize and establish professional standards. This council led to the development of preparation and professional practice standards as well as ethical principles. -
Dr. Leo Kanner was the first to provide a systematic description of early infantile autism. He developed the first child psychiatric service at a U.S. hospital for 11 children who had “autistic disturbances of effective contact.” His report was based on observation, but his accounts have stood the test of time. Hans Asperger was also working around the same time and Asperger syndrome was named after him. -
The ruling of Brown v. Board of Education laid the foundation for IDEA. The case involved a young girl who was denied admission to an all-white elementary school in Kansas. Her father filed a law suit against the Board of Education in Topeka and challenged the “separate but equal doctrine” that had been previously announced in another case. Brown v. Board -
This mandates that children with disabilities are to be education to the maximum extent that is appropriate in a least restrictive environment. The type of education includes students in public or private schools or other care facilities. The child with disabilities may only be removed from the regular classroom if the disability is so severe that the student requires supplementary aids and services that are not provided in mainstream classrooms. -
This act amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to allow the court to award a reasonable attorney’s fee as a part of the costs to a parent or legal representative of a handicapped child. The act provides that nothing in the Education of the Handicapped Act should restrict or limit the rights, procedures, and remedies of handicapped children. -
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life. This includes jobs, school, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. ADA -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act changed to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. This act required that all students, including those with disabilities, have a free and appropriate public education. The goal was to make public education equitable so that students with disabilities had the same opportunities as students without disabilities. -
The No Child Left Behind Act was to provide more education opportunities for students. The focus groups of this act were students in poverty, students of color, students receiving special education services, and those who speak and understand limited or no English. This act forced schools to focus on disadvantaged kids. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 was a reauthorization of the IDEA. One reason for amendment of IDEA was to align the law with the No Child Left Behind Act. The new changes required states to establish performance goals for students with disabilities that aligned with the goals of their peers without disabilities. Progress reports are another requirement of schools after IDEIA was introduced.