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The American school for the deaf is founded in Hartford Connecticut
On April 15, 1817, the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opened with seven pupils in Hartford. The institution, later renamed The American School for the Deaf, was the first American school dedicated exclusively to the education of the deaf. The Connecticut General Assembly granted a charter for the school in 1816 through the persistent efforts of Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell, who had a deaf daughter, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - See more at: http://conn -
Perkins School for the Blind
erkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts, is the oldest school for the blind in the United States. It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind. On October 15, 2012, the global NGO (non-governmental organization) shortened its name to simply Perkins, to reflect a mission that extends beyond the school in Watertown, into 67 countries.The name change also reflects the international organization's growing advocacy for worldwide literacy through braille. Pe -
Council for exceptional children was founded
On that summer night in 1922, a group of students attending Teachers College at Columbia University in New York organized a meeting to discuss ways to promote fellowship among educators, as well as a means of exchanging ideas among workers in special education. The students invited a woman named Elizabeth Farrell, their professor, to attend this meeting, and by the end of the night, the International Council for the Education of Exceptional Children was founded with 12 charter members. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation, insofar as it applied to public education. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 replaces the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities, to establish special responsibilities in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. -
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990[1][2] (ADA) is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. In 1986, the National Council on Disability (NCD) recommended enactment of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in the House and Senate in 1988. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009. -
Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School is a nonpartisan, left-leaning law and public policy institute.The Brennan Center advocates for a number of progressive public policy positions, including raising the minimum wage, opposing voter ID laws, and calling for public funding of elections. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)[1][2] is a United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Title I, the government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students.[3] NCLB supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. -
Disability Pride Parades
The Chicago Disability Pride Parade was the first parade in the United States after the Boston-based parades of the 1990s.[4] It was held on July 18, 2004, and another Disability Pride Parade has been held in Chicago each subsequent July -
Reauthorization of the IDEA 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) is a United States law that mandates equity, accountability and excellence in education for children with disabilities. There are approximately 6.7 million children and youth with disabilities in public schools across the United States
