special education legislation

Jean-Marc Itard and Edouard Seguin first known indiviuals to try to teach children with intellectual and developmental delays

Jan 20, 1850

legislation

Period: Jan 20, 1850 to Jan 20, 1990

urban communities focussed on starting classes for children with disabilities.

Jan 20, 1900

council for exceptional children was founded to organize teachers working to help chilren with exceptionalities.

Jan 20, 1922

special classrooms for children with exceptionalities formed

Jan 20, 1950

public law 88-164 autorized funds for taining professionals to work with special needs children and for research

Jan 20, 1963

section 504 of the rehabilitation act. it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs solely because of a disability

Jan 20, 1973

federal government enacts legislation to provide real help by enacting a free and appropriate education.

Jan 20, 1975

public law 94-142 education for all handicapped chilren act

Jan 20, 1975

public law 99-457 enacted. it provided that opportunity by allocating federal funds for the states to edvelop plans and programs for children from birth on

Jan 20, 1986

americans with disabilities act. extends civil rights to persons with disabilities.

Jan 20, 1992

no child left behind. pupose was to hold schools and educators responsible fro bringing studeents to a minimum level of competency.

Jan 20, 2001

IDEA. reauthorization of original legilation designed to strenghten and improve earlier versions

Jan 20, 2004

american recovery and reinvestment act. goal was to stimulate economic activity.

Jan 20, 2009