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Jean Itard was one of the first deaf and mute educators in a time where new methods and ideas were blossoming. -
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet found the first American institution for individuals with disabilities claiming it was his moral and spiritual responsibility. -
Samuel Gridley Howe received state funding to create the Experimental School for the Teaching and Training of Idiotic Children in Boston. -
After Gallaudet created his asylum, 22 out of the 33 states followed in those footsteps to form their own. -
Edward Seguin recommended small class sizes (150-200 students), facilities in rural areas, and a focus on motor-sensory training, physical training, intellectual training, and socialization. -
Compulsory education laws enact special education classes forcing schools to focus on intellectually disabled students. Integrated classes were poorly run by teachers who were unenthusiastic. -
This federal legislation called for equality in activities and to ensure proper facilities were constructed. -
The EHA (later named IDEA) mandated a free and appropriate public education for all students with disabilities. It was a combination of the Civil Rights Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. -
This act amended and reauthorized the EHA to improve the performance and achievement of students with disabilities in the special as well as the general education curriculum. -
The NCLB ensured students with disabilities were not excluded from school accountability systems by conducting meaningful assessments to enhance student learning. Children are allowed accommodations, modifications, or alternate assessments. -
The act established a broader definition of disability, ensuring students with less recognized conditions received the same resources as those with obvious physical impairments.