4th Century B.C. Philosophers like Aristotle felt that children with physical disabilities were not meant to live. "As to the exposure and rearing of children, let there be a law that no deformed child shall live...” -Aristotle Early Greek and Romans discouraged the reproduction of people with genetic defects so as to improve the human species.
Early Civilizations viewed “deformed children” as a weakness, shame and a burden on society (such views continued to the 20th Century)
Up to 1950
-Families had to decide to keep child with disabilities at home with no medical education or social support, or send their child to professionals with others with disabilities
-More than a million people in the United States had been committed to mental …show more content…
Kennedy expanded role of U.S. government, providing financial support to university programs for the preparation of special education teachers. The idea of special education was formed in the 20th century.
1963 - Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was founded by concerned parents and adults with learning disabilities. They pushed for services to be made available for those with learning disabilities. Today it is known as the Learning Disabilities Association of America whose headquarters are in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
1965 - Congress adds Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 creating a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (this bureau today is called the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP). This provided funding for disadvantaged children. By this time, education students with disabilities was still not mandated by federal or state law. However, creation of the bureau meant change on the horizon.
1972 - Two significant supreme court decisions [PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) and Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972)] apply the equal protection argument to students with …show more content…
This amendment calls for many changes to the old law. One of the biggest was the addition of transition services for students with disabilities. School Districts were now required to look at outcomes and assisting students with disabilities in transitioning from high school to postsecondary life.
1994- United Nations issued Salamanca Statement (with support of 92 different countries) - Every Child has unique characteristics, interests, abilities, and learning needs
- Education systems should be designed and educational programs should be implemented to take into account the wide diversity of needs
-Those with special educational needs must have access to regular (general education) schools that should accommodate them within a child-centered institutional program.
-Regular schools with this inclusive orientations are the most effective means of combating discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education for all. (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]
Early Civilizations viewed “deformed children” as a weakness, shame and a burden on society (such views continued to the 20th Century)
Up to 1950
-Families had to decide to keep child with disabilities at home with no medical education or social support, or send their child to professionals with others with disabilities
-More than a million people in the United States had been committed to mental …show more content…
Kennedy expanded role of U.S. government, providing financial support to university programs for the preparation of special education teachers. The idea of special education was formed in the 20th century.
1963 - Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was founded by concerned parents and adults with learning disabilities. They pushed for services to be made available for those with learning disabilities. Today it is known as the Learning Disabilities Association of America whose headquarters are in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
1965 - Congress adds Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 creating a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (this bureau today is called the Office of Special Education Programs or OSEP). This provided funding for disadvantaged children. By this time, education students with disabilities was still not mandated by federal or state law. However, creation of the bureau meant change on the horizon.
1972 - Two significant supreme court decisions [PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) and Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972)] apply the equal protection argument to students with …show more content…
This amendment calls for many changes to the old law. One of the biggest was the addition of transition services for students with disabilities. School Districts were now required to look at outcomes and assisting students with disabilities in transitioning from high school to postsecondary life.
1994- United Nations issued Salamanca Statement (with support of 92 different countries) - Every Child has unique characteristics, interests, abilities, and learning needs
- Education systems should be designed and educational programs should be implemented to take into account the wide diversity of needs
-Those with special educational needs must have access to regular (general education) schools that should accommodate them within a child-centered institutional program.
-Regular schools with this inclusive orientations are the most effective means of combating discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education for all. (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]