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New England Asylum for the blind
In 1829 the New England Asylum for the blind in Boston, MA was created by Dr. John D. Fisher after visiting the world's first school for the blind in Paris. He believed that such a school was needed to give students who were blind the same opportunities to an education just like the students who were not blind. The New England Asylum for the blind opened in 1832, becoming the first in the United States history to provide the educational needs of students with physical disabilities. -
New England Asylum for the blind part 2
Years later, a student by the name of Hellen Keller attended, who became the first deaf-blind and mute person to earn a Bachelor's Degree. Years later, the school was renamed to Perkins School for the blind. My reason for selecting this event is because it was about including students who had physical disabilities and providing a education tailored to their needs. Reference:
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Bilingual Education Act of 1968
The Bilingual Education Act is the 1st official federal recognition of the needs of students with limited English speaking ability(LESA) in 1968.
In 1967 a Senator by the name of Ralph Yarborough of Texas, introduced the bill, which proposed that assistance is to be provided for school districts in creating educational programs for LESA students. The bill requested that Spanish will be taught as a native language and that English as the second language, which would (see next slide) -
Bilingual Eduaction Act Continued # 2
give Spanish speaking students an appreciation of their hereditary language and culture. This bill led to 37 other bills in which combined into one created the Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) or the Bilingual Education Act, which was passed in 1968. My reason for picking this event is that it students was provided with the materials that they could understand in their native language. They were made to be included and not excluded.
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Bilingual Education Act Continued #3
Video: https://youtu.be/QVQFrFQtIfs Reference:
Stewner-Manzanares, G. (1988). The Bilingual Education Act: twenty years later. Silver Spring, MD: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. -
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 part 3
This was also important to me because this act allowed one of my relatives to receive appropriate services when he went back to school and in employment. Free Appropriate Public Education under Section 504. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2017, from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/edlite-FAPE504.html -
Section 504 Rehabilitaion Act of 1973 Part 1
The Section 504 of Rehabilitation act was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws offering protection for people with disabilities. This is significant in multicultural education because the Section 504 act, made it possible that all people who had disabilities, received a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), which gave way to the Individual Education Plan (IEP) by addressing the specific needs of the students. (see next slide) -
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Part 2
The Section 504 Rehabilitation act guaranteed that all people with disabilities would have the same all-inclusive public education in spite of their disabilities. In keeping with my theme of special education, I chose this event because this act made a significant impact in the 70's for our society, especially our students to receive the appropriate education accommodations they needed to become successful, whether they had a mental or physical disability. (see next slide) -
Individual with Disabilities Education Act
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act was established to make sure children with disabilities have access to a free appropriate public education with the assistance of services that meet their individual needs. How it contributed to multicultural education is that these services allowed the students to continue their education in order to prepare them for life as an adult. (see next slide) -
IDEA part 2
As a result of this Act, children with disabilities are given the opportunity to receive intervention services related to their disability to help them access the public school curriculum.
This Act made it possible for schools to detect learning disabilities and create an IEP that will meet their needs as well as monitor the goals set forth for student. (see next slide) -
IDEA part 3
I chose this event because it is a personal crusade of mines. For over the ten years, it has been my mission in ensuring that parents are educated about the IDEA and fully understand what it means for their child's educational success For example, what it looks like in the home when assisting with homework, when addressing behavioral challenges etc. Reference
IDEA - Building The Legacy of IDEA 2004. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from http://idea.ed.gov/
