History and Evolution of Special Ed

  • PROCEDURES

    effective procedures were devised for teaching children with sensory impairment
  • JEAN MARC GASPARD OTARD

    French physician began to educatewils boy of Aveuron from the forest and made a positive difference in his mental health
  • PHILIPPE PINEL

    Was an early advocatre of humane treatmet of insame people. Together with Itard they formed first foundation for Special Education
  • SYSTEMATIC ATTEMPTS

    First systematic attempts were made to educate the "insane" children
  • THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET

    Established first American residential school for the deaf
  • PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

    Samuel Gridley Howe founded the first blind school
  • SAMUEL HOWE

    created first residential school for blind students
  • SAMUEL GRIDLEY HOWE

    Organized an experimental achool for children with intellectual disabilities
  • SEGUIN

    He published book "Idicy and its treatment by the Psycholocial Method" strestting self reliance nad independence in the intelectual disabled
  • AAMR

    Edward Seguin became the first president of the newly formed American Association on Mental Retardation
  • ELIZABETH FARRELL

    Teacher who ws highly instrumental in the development of SE as a profession
  • CEC

    Elizabeth Farrell founded the Council for Exceptional Children
  • ORGANIZATIONS

    National parents organizations start to form in US
  • ARC

    Association of Retarded Citizens formed (name later changed)
  • DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION

    Move began to deinstitutionalize people with disabilities from facilities back to their home and families
  • ASOA

    Autism Society of America was formed
  • EUNCIE KENNEDY SHRIVER

    Organized the first Special Olympics
  • FIRST FEDERAL LAW PASSED FOR SE

    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed PL-94-142
  • REPEAL ATTEMPTED

    To revize some of the provisions of IDEA
  • HUDSON VS ROWLEY CASE

    Parents requested a sign lanuage interpreter for Amy Rowley but court denied because she was ecvelling with her individualized program already in place.
  • IN UTERO SURGERY

    First in utero surgery to correct hydrocephalus
  • FFCMH

    Federation of families for Children's Mental Health ws formed
  • UNCLUSION

    Inclusion first became controversial amoung parents
  • IDEA

    Law amended to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • ADA

    The American with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure cival rights for those with disabilities
  • AUTISM

    Identification of autism began to increase dramatically
  • REVIZED

    Law was amended but the name stayed the same
  • GROWTH

    Number grew steadily served by SE from 3.75M to over 6M
  • NCLB ACT

    The No Child Left Behind act was passed by George W. Bush
  • REAUTHORIZED

    Law was reauthorized as Individuals with Disabilites Education Improvement Act which ensured all children and youth with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education
  • COMMON CORE

    Common core standarded were passed for educational standards
  • AMY ROWLEY

    She coordinated the American Sign Language Program at CA State University in EB