Jean-Marc Itard and Edouard Seguin first known indiviuals to try to teach children with intellectual and developmental delays
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legislation
urban communities focussed on starting classes for children with disabilities.
council for exceptional children was founded to organize teachers working to help chilren with exceptionalities.
special classrooms for children with exceptionalities formed
public law 88-164 autorized funds for taining professionals to work with special needs children and for research
section 504 of the rehabilitation act. it is illegal to deny participation in activities or programs solely because of a disability
federal government enacts legislation to provide real help by enacting a free and appropriate education.
public law 94-142 education for all handicapped chilren act
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
americans with disabilities act. extends civil rights to persons with disabilities.
no child left behind. pupose was to hold schools and educators responsible fro bringing studeents to a minimum level of competency.
IDEA. reauthorization of original legilation designed to strenghten and improve earlier versions
american recovery and reinvestment act. goal was to stimulate economic activity.