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The first special education school opens in the United States.
This school, now known as the American School for the Deaf, opened in 1817 and was known as the American Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. It was established in Hartford, Connecticut and was the first specially designed school for students with any type of disability in the United States. -
Rhode Island passes a law for all children to recieve and education.
Rhode Island was the first of a series of states that soon followed to pass a cumpulsory education law. The next to follow was Massachusetts 12 years later. This lead the way for mandated education of all students regardless of disability. -
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is created.
The main purpose of the creation of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was and is to advocate for this population of individuals. They push for full inclusion of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in society. -
Autism is introduced.
Dr. Leo Kanner first introduced Autism as a disability at Johns Hopkins. At this time the term was used by Dr. Kanner to describe children he studied that were demonstrating withdrawn behavior. The term is used today to describe a spectrum of disorders that encompass deficits in communication and socialization. -
PARC Vs. Pennsylvania
[PARC v Pennsylvania](www.slideshare.net/casandoval1/parc-v-pennsylvania-1971) The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because state law allowed for the denial of education for students with disabilities. The court ruled in the favor of PARC, stating that all students can benefit from education and that it was detrimental for students to be denied this right. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973This law, signed into law by President Nixon, looked to create more opportunities for individuals with disabilities across various settings, such as in education and employment. The main and most well-known section, Section 504, stated that no individual be discriminated in education based on disability. It helped to provide accomodations and modifications to these individuals. -
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975
The term "specific learning disabilities" was added as a disability under this act. This law is also known as Public Law 94-142. This made it clear that all students were guaranteed the right to an education reagrdless of disability or handicap. This included physical and mental disabilities, speech and language deficits, vision and hearing problems, and emotional and behavioral issues. It reiterated the idea of FAPE and introduced schooling in the Least Restricted environment (LRE). -
No Child Left Behind signed by President Bush.
This allotted federal funding for state testing to track student and school progress. It created a series of requirements for schools with poor performance on these tests. It mandated states create measurable objectives for students with disabilities as well as English Language Learners. -
The most recent reauthorization of IDEA
The History of IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 is the reauthorization of the previous 1990 act, and before that known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1970. It mandates equality for students with disabilities. The improvements of the 2004 act include updades to the IEP process as well as the addition of transition services at the age of 16. -
Every Child Succeeds Act replaces NCLB
The Every Child Succeeds Act, signed by President Obama, revised it's previous No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. This act gives the accountability outlined in it's precesor to the responsibility of the states. It restates the idea that all students regardless of disability, race, socioeconomic background be provided with the best possible education.
