Special Education Timeline

By YomenT

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Could I really make a timeline on historical education events without mentioning this case? This case ruled that separate but equal was still inherently segregation. This opened the door to other cases that expanded these rights to include students with disabilities.

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    As a part of the “war on poverty”, this Act helped provide more federal funding to primary and secondary education.

  • Mills v. Board of Edcuation of the District of Colombia

    While this case didn’t bring change across the United States, it did make it unlawful for the District of Colombia to deny exceptional students (students with mental and learning disabilities) the access to public education.

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    Assures all children with disabilities a free education that is meant to meet their individual needs. This law was later expanded throughout the years.

  • First Reauthorization (Public Law 99-457)

    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act provided free and public education to children aged 3 to 21. This reauthorization extends that guarantee to include ages from birth (0 to 2).

  • Handicapped Children’s Protection Act

    This Act allowed parents and children with disabilities to have more say in their Individual Education Plan (IEP).

  • Second Reauthorization (Public Law 110-476)

    The second reauthorization which changed the name from Education fro All Handicapped Children Act to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Brought in traumatic brain injuries and autism to be covered by the law.

  • 2004 Amendment to IDEA

    Congress amended IDEA by calling for early intervention for students, greater accountability, and improved educational outcomes, and raised the standards for instructors who teach special education classes.

  • Bought coffee from Betty and Beau’s for the first time.

    A former teacher mentioned a specific coffee shop in Wilmington that I should try out. As their front page says, “While the shop is run by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the customers love the products, they really come in for the unique customer service experience”. This is indeed true.

  • Switched Majors

    I came into NCSU from Wake Tech as a chemistry major, but I decided to switch to a high school science education degree. After during my first round of observations, I quickly realized that this is far more likely to be the job that I’d be willing to do for the rest of my life.

  • Completed One Ending to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

    Despite being released in 2019, I finally beat one of my favorite video games this summer. There are several possible endings to this game, but I finally achieved one possible ending. It’s not the easiest ending, but it’s also not the hardest.

  • Presented Our Summer Project to Executives at Labcorp

    As a part of the internship over the summer, I worked with a group of interns on a single large scale project. We did the best we could given what we had and the experience we walked in with, and when we had finished our presentations, everyone in my team was given a return offer!!!

  • Went on my first roller coaster ride!!

    I know that doesn’t sound like much to most people, but I was always afraid of roller coasters. The other interns I worked with over the summer encouraged me to go with them, so I did! I ended up enjoying it a lot!