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Many people viewed those with a disability as a problem and treated them unequal. They deemed them unfit for society.
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The American School for the Deaf opened in 1817. This was the first school for disabled children. -
Perkins Institution was founded in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the first school for blind students. -
Rhode Island passes a law mandating compulsory education for all students. This means that compulsory education is required for students to receive and the government is require to provide. -
During this time period more research was being done on those with disabilities. The first hospital for children with disabilities was opened during this time.
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The Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind is incorporated. This would be the first college for people with disabilities. -
The school for the deaf and the school for the blind offer different educational programs for the hearing and visually impaired students. -
Louisiana enacted the Separate Car Act, which required separate railway cars for blacks and whites. Homer Plessy, who was almost fully Caucasian, agreed to be apart of a test to challenge the Act.
Plessy was told to vacate the whites car, he refused and was arrested. -
Special needs students were expelled from school due to their drooling and abnormalities.They mentally, were fine, but students and teachers did not like their physical traits. -
This council started to improve the education for students with disabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EekTDNQNgqA -
This was the first psychiatric hospital opened up for children. This was located in Rhode Island. -
Cuyahoga County Ohio Council for the Retarded Children formed for a special education class for their children who had previously been excluded from public school. -
Autism was introduced by Dr. Leo Lanner of John Hopkins University. -
Finally, at this time laws started to get passed and we were making moves to help those with disabilities. They started to attend public schools and become apart of society.
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NARC was formed by 23 individual groups who all had the same belief so they came together. -
This case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. This brought attention to separating children in school over race and over special education. -
Gave grants to schools who would educate students with disabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4okt6u6OEkg -
This stated that students with disabilities should be put in a normal general education if they fit after testing. -
A lawsuit filed against the District of Columbia. The court ruled that students with disabilities must be given a public education even if the students are unable to pay for the cost of the education. -
This was a center at UC Berkley, created by Ed Roberts to help those with disabilities so they can live on their own instead of institutions. -
This act allows protection from discrimination for those with disabilities. -
This act ensured that all students with disabilities still received an education. -
This act means that a student with IEP must be in as many regular education classes as possible. -
A case that designed the Rowley two-part test that decides whether a FAPE is being met according to a students IEP. -
This act was signed by Ronald Reagan. This law gave parents more say in how their children were being educated. -
Today, we see a huge positive increase in our special education department and people with disabilities are viewed as equals in class or at work. There are many ways they can have success with tools and laws we have passed.
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This law was signed by President George W. Bush. This law promises those with special needs and disabilities the same rights as everybody else. This is intended for school or work. -
This stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and George W. Bush also signed this law into action. -
This law was also signed by George W. Bush. This states that all students should be proficient in math and reading by 2014. -
This is a change to the original IDEA. Which includes, IEPS, due process, and student disclipine.