History of Special Educaiton

  • Willowbrooke State School

    Willowbrooke State School
    Fisrt state supported instituiton for individuals with dissablilities. The instituiton was wildly over populated and had extremely poor conditions.
  • Brown vs Board of Edcuation

    Brown vs Board of Edcuation
    Segration in schools was made illegal. All poeple have a right to a publice education no matter race, gender, or disability.
  • JFKs Bill becomes law.

    JFKs Bill becomes law.
    Granted 265 million in federal aid to "Mental Readartions Facilities
  • Mental Retardation Facilities construciton Act

    Mental Retardation Facilities construciton Act
    This was again ferderal support brought through JFK to create, Mental Retardation research centers,
  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act
    Outlawed forms of discrimination, against African Americans and women. Equal rights for all!
  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendments
    Gave Grants to institutions and schools to develop education program dedicated to students with disabilities.
  • PARC V The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    PARC V The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Free approriate edcuation paide for the the state for individuals with dissablities up to the age of 21.
  • The Family Educational Rights Act

    The Family Educational Rights Act
    Parents are allowed to have access to informations collected about their child.
  • The Education For all Handicapped Children Act

    The Education For all Handicapped Children Act
    Mandate a free appropriate education for all children with dissablities. Also mandated that students with disabilities have IEPs. Is now called IDEA.
  • ADA

    ADA
    Civil rights that prohibits and descrimination based on disabilitiy.
  • The Individuals with Dissabilities Education Act Amendment

    The Individuals with Dissabilities Education Act Amendment
    Reathourization of IDEA. Requires that specail education students be tsted as any other student, using the same assessement or an alternative.
  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    Students must be assessed for yearly progress, and are to be proficient in math and reading by 2014.
  • IDEA Reinactment/ Improvement Act

    IDEA  Reinactment/ Improvement Act
    Creates more of an outcome based process. Setting students and parents up with services to help the student before, during, and after their time at school. Special Education teachers must be qualified in core subject.