-
The first school in the United States for significant impairments was establiashed
-
The Sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln, signs legislation to establish Gallaudet University; the nations first college for the hearing impaired. The university still stands strong today.
-
U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court decided it to be unconstitutional to segregate classrooms based on color and race
-
President Johnson signs document to provide federal funding for primary and secondary schools. This law also included the funding of children with disabilities.
-
Federal funding was granted to the states to better the use of classrooms with persons of disabilities
-
Required all schools to obtain a FAPE or a Free Appropriate Public Education
-
Prohibited discrimination against children who received federal financial assistance
-
Required schools to develop IEPs or Individualized Education Programs
-
Autism was introduced as a category of disability; post-secondary transitions were also to be added to an individuals IEP
-
New law held students accountable for how they preformed. Also, standardized testing began as there was low academic achievement throughout the nation.
