Special Education Timeline - EDPS 430

By thomash
  • Braille was invented

  • Cerebral Palsy

    Cerebral Palsy was first researched
  • American Civil War

    Left many people disabled which was when the issues with disabilities began
  • Invention of the Deaf Telephone

    Alexander Bell created the first Deaf Telephone, and opens a school for speech for deaf teachers
  • Social Security Act

    Rosevelt signed an act that would assist adults with disabilities
  • ARC Founded

    provides help for children and their families with support and resources when a child is diagnosed with a disability
  • Barrier Free Standards

    movement to push for accessible buildings
  • Title XIX

    Medicaid that helps low income and people with disabilities pay for medical bills
  • Special Olympics

    The first international special olympics was held is Chicago
  • Accessible Buildings

    Architectural Barriers Act was put into place requiring all buildings designed with federal funding be accessible to all people
  • Section 504

    makes it illegal for any agencies, businesses and universities that receives federal funding to discriminate against people with disabilities
  • IDEA

    all students with disabilities are given free education in the best way
  • ADAPT

    helps create access for people with disabilities on public transportation
  • The Fair Housing Amendment Act

    requiring that all new multi-family housing creates some accessible housing for both public and private housing
  • ADA

    Americans with Disabilities Act was signed, which is a civil rights law for the disabilities movement
  • Samantha

    My sister was born
  • Haley

    I was born
  • Cole

    My brother was born
  • High School

    I graduated high school
  • Ella

    My frist niece was born