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The First School
The first school for disabled children is established. This school was the American School for the Deaf founded in Hartford, Connecticuthttp. ://www.ctmq.org/oldest-school-etc-for-deaf-in-us/ -
The Perkins Institution
The first mental retardation institution was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, it was called the Perkins Institution. Over the next century hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities were institutionalized. http://www.perkinsmuseum.org/area.php?id=35 -
Columbia Institution
The Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind was the first college in the world established for people with disabilities. They were also authorized by U.S. Congress to grant college degrees. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40067031.pdf?acceptTC=true -
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The Council for Exceptional Children was to inform schools and parents about the educaiton of people with disabilities. This council was dedicated to improving education, educating the public, and advocating for policies for people with disabilities. https://www.cec.sped.org -
Brown V. Board of Education
In this case the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for black and white people is unequal and unconstitutional. http://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/index.htm -
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60's adn 70's Inclustion
Historically childrenwith disabilities have been left out of classes or have their own special classes. They were believe that they could not benefit from normal educaiton. This believe led to institutions for these kids. Then a parallel system to traditional schooling was developed, this was known as Special Educaiotn. This system of education was for children with disabilities within ordinary schools. -
PARC v. Pennsylvania
The U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Pennsylvania struck down state lawas that excluded disabled children from public schools. http://www.pilcop.org/pennsylvania-association-for-retarded-citizens-parc-v-commonwealth-of-pennsylvania/#sthash.2ZNcG1LQ.dpbs -
Mills v. Board of Education
The U.S. District Court of the District fo Columbia ruled that public schools could not exclude disabled children. http://usedulaw.com/438-mills-v-board-of-education-of-the-district-of-columbia.html -
Rehablilitation Act
Sections 501, 503, and 504 of the act prohibited discrimination in federal programs and services or any thing else recieving federal funds. https://www.disability.gov/rehabilitation-act-1973/ -
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act
This act required free, appropriate public Education (FAPE) in the least restrictive (LRE) setting. This act was later renamed THE Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). http://sitemaker.umich.edu/356.zipkin/the_education_for_all_handicapped_children_act -
Americans with Disablilites Act
This act provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disablilies. This mandated access to public transportation, communication, and anything else in public life. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm -
Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA)
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was ammended and renamed. http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/idea/ -