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Special Education Timeline
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Timeline
7 Major Historical Education Changes
in Special Education
References
Sass, Ed.D., E. (2023, January 20). American Educational History Timeline. American
Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. https://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
Bain De Los Santos, S, & Kupczynski, L. (2019) Painting a Picture: A Timeline of
Students with Disabilities in United States History. National Forum of Special Education Journal, 30(1).
1922
February 24, 1922
The Council for Exceptional Children becomes the first advocacy group for children with disabilities. The CEC is one of the largest special education advocacy groups. The main objective of this group is to ensure that children with special needs receive Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
1971
December 17, 1971
In the Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Colombia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia students classified as “Exceptional”. This includes those with mental and learning disabilities and behavioral issues. This ruling made it unlawful for the D.C. Board of Education to deny these
individuals access to publicly funded educational opportunity.
1973
September 26, 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act allows protection from discrimination of special needs and disabilities. This law is considered the first law giving protection to students with special needs. This law includes FAPE and LRE. Students are
eligible when they have either a physical or mental disability that inhibits
their learning experience.
1975
1975
According to the U.S. Department of Education (n.d.), “Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142), also known as the EHA, in 1975 to support states and localities in protecting the rights of, meeting the individual needs of, and improving the results for infants, toddlers,
children, and youth with disabilities and their families.”
1990
July 26, 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The act promises people with special needs will have the same rights as
everybody else. This includes both school and work.
1990
October 30, 1990
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was also signed into law by George W. Bush. This law includes 6 pillars: FAPE, LRE, IEP, evaluation, parent/student participation, and all procedural safeguards for participants. This law also has 4
sections.
2004
December 3, 2004
The re-authorization of IDEA made many changes to the original. The changes include the IEP, due process, and student discipline.