The History of Special Education by CCH

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  • Am. School of the Deaf or Blind

    The first school in America was established in Hartford by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet through his learning of French educators that created a manual communication teaching method. After learning from the instrucors he joined a deaf educator named Laurent Clerc in 1817 to create the school.
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  • Cuyahoga Council for Citizens

    Cuyahoga Council for Citizens
    Sponsored by parents of children with disabilities before protections were in place, the advocacy group led to have special needs classes. Timetoast

  • Brown v. BOE

    Brown v. BOE
    Brown vs Board of Education: The law ruled in favor of desegregation of children in schools based on race, backed by the 14th amendment of Equal Protection. This law also protects all students with disabilities because the ruling indicates that all “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”, which promotes inclusivity for all students. Timetoast

  • Teachers of the Deaf Act

    The law established proper training and teaching expectations for special educators. Timetoast

  • Training of Professional Personnel Act

    Training of Professional Personnel Act
    The law established proper training and teaching expectations for special educators.

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  • P.A.R.C v. PA

    P.A.R.C v. PA
    Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens vs Commonwealth of PA: The act enables equal rights to all students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment possible.

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  • Mills v. BOE of DC

    Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia: The acts reassures that no student could be denied a free and public education regardless of disabilities or impairment.
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  • Ed for All H'cap Children Act (EHA)

    Ed for All H'cap Children Act (EHA)
    The law supports the rights of children with disabilities and their families, guaranteeing a free, appropriate public education (FAPE). Timetoast

  • BOE v. Rowley

    The EHA was amended to specify the terms of a FEAP that would benefit the students best interest by allowing them to learn in the least restrictive environment but not to the extent of requiring schools to only provide standardized curriculum for all students with disabilities, instead of, instruct students based all the resources available.

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  • 1990 Reauthorization Act

    EHA changed its name to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, in a reauthorization.