Eahca

Special Education Timeline

By dgarne14
  • The Council for Exceptional Children

    The Council for Exceptional Children

    The Council for Exceptional Children was founded
  • Association For Retarded Children was founded

    Association For Retarded Children was founded

    ARC was founded

  • National Association for Gifted Children is founded

  • Congress adds Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

    Creating a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (this bureau today is called the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP).
  • The Court Cases of 1972

    The Court Cases of 1972

    PARC v Pennsylvania and Mills v D. C. Board of Education apply the equal protection argument for students with disabilities

  • Section 504 is enacted

    Section 504 of the rehab act of 1973 is enacted into statue . The law protects people from being discriminated against based on their disability
  • The Education of All Handicapped Children (EAHCA)

    The Education of All Handicapped Children (EAHCA)

    The EAHCA is enacted

  • EAHCA is updated

    The EAHCA is now updated and now includes the handicapped childrens protection act

  • American with Disabilities Act

    ADA is enacted
  • Individuals with Disabilties Education Act (IDEA)

    Individuals with Disabilties Education Act (IDEA)

    The EAHCA is renamed the IDEA
  • No child left behind

    No child left behind

    This law calls for all students, including students with disabilities, to be proficient in math and reading
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment

    American Recovery and Reinvestment

    A bill Enacted to fund the IDEA

  • IDEA reauthorized