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Brown -vs- Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown-vs-Board of Education of Topeka, KS stated that segregation in schools is unconditional, but fails to explain how quickly and in what manner desegregation is to be achieved. This led to the inclusion 1954 decision, while specifically relating to racial segregation, and it also provided fuel for the special education movement. -
IBM Electronic Brain Chip
In the same year as the Brown-vs-Board of Education trials, IBM created a chip that is like a modern supercomputer in the size of a postage stamp. It was determined that it outperforms today’s fastest computer systems because it processes data in a more efficient way , similar to the way that the brain works. It weighs just a few grams, and things like a hearing-aid battery could power it. -
Nixon's 2nd Term
In the same as the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was in place, the U.S. President Richard Nixon was inaugurated for his second term for Presidency. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term. Nixon imposed wage and price controls, enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency. Nixon was the only President to resign office, and it was due to IRS tax unaccounted for discrepancies. -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. This Act ensures that a child with a disability has equal access to an education, as general education children. The child may receive accommodations and modifications according to their academic needs. The source of IDEA requires schools to support early childhood inclusion of children with disabilities through the least restrictive environment. -
President Ford (Public Law 93-620)
President Ford signed Public Law 93-620. This Act, written to enlarge the Grand Canyon National Park, also provided in Section 10 for the enlargement of the adjacent Havasupai Indian Reservation by 185,000 acres and designated a contiguous 95,300 acres of the enlarged National Park as a permanent traditional use area of the Havasupai Indians of Havasu Canyon, Arizona. -
Education for ALL Handicapped Children
This act required all schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. All children benefit when all children, regardless of ability, are served together in an inclusive environment. The children with special needs learn social skills, and learn at a pace they would not in segregated settings. -
Nelson Mandela
South African activist, Nelson Mandela is freed after spending 27 years as a political prisoner. -
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA is a federal law, enacted in 1990 that provides child care professionals with an exciting opportunity to serve children with special needs or disabilities. Including both children with/without disabilities in child care reflects our
larger community where people with/without disabilities live, work, and play together. Inclusion contributes to acceptance,
improved social skills, and understanding of individual
differences. -
IDEA 1997
IDEA Amendments of 1997 shifted the focus of IDEA to improve teaching and learning through emphasizing the IEP as a primary tool for educational planning, increasing the role of parents in educational decision making and promoting meaningful access to the general curriculum. IDEA 1997 reflected a preference for children with disabilities to be educated and receive services with their non-disabled peers in typical early childhood classroom settings. -
The Life of Princess Diana
Princess Diana was killed in a speeding motorcade crash in the Pont e l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Some say it was a planned assasination/murder, and that Princess Diana was expecting a child at the time of her accident/death.
