Special Education Timeline

  • Before the 20th Century

    Before the 20th Century
    Most special education in the 19th century was private, and good special education programs for children with disabilities were hard to access.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown vs. Board of Education brings up the inequality that segregation of education caused, after the Brown vs. Board of Education case, parents of children with disabilities started to argue that separating children with disabilities in public school is an act of discrimination.
  • the Training of Professional Personnel Act of 1959

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    people think Spinosaurus looks like this
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    ESEA provides resources for underprivileged children, which included children with disabilities
  • PARC and Mills

    PARC and Mills
    PARC and Mills were short for Pennsylvania Assn. for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PARC) and Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia. PARC and Mills bring up the failure of the board of education on children with mental disabilities.
  • Public Law 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

    President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
  • Reauthorization of 1986

    The reauthorization of 1986 mandated that individual states provide services to families of children born with disabilities from the time they are born.
  • Transformers: the Movie

    Transformers: the Movie
    The Transformers: The Movie was released in North America on August 8, 1986.
  • IDEA

    IDEA
    Public Law 101-476, All Handicapped Children Act changed to Individuals with Disabilities Education or IDEA.
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    people think spinosaurus looks like this
  • Transformers: Beast Wars!

    Transformers: Beast Wars!
    Beast Wars: Transformers aired the first episode in 1996. Yes, this is one of my favorite moments in the timeline.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

    2004 reauthorization empathizing reading, early intervention and research-based education by requiring the special education teachers to be highly qualified.
  • Legalization of same sex marriage

    Legalization of same sex marriage
    On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage, legalized it in all fifty states, and required states to honor out-of-state same-sex marriage licenses in the case Obergefell v. Hodges.
  • just in case you didn't know, Spinosaurus looks like this now

    just in case you didn't know, Spinosaurus looks like this now
  • Autistic and Neurodivergent Student Alliance NCSU formed

    the title is self-explanatory. I wish I can add the logo here.