Special Education Timeline

By dvinup

  • First Hospital

    First Hospital
    First Hospital for people with mental disabilities-Virginia

  • American Asylum for the Deaf

    American Asylum for the Deaf
    Thomas Gallaudet

  • Galluadet College

    Galluadet College
    Washington, D.C,

  • National Home for Union Veterans

    National Home for Union Veterans

  • First Special Ed. class in U.S.

    First Special Ed. class in U.S.
    Located in Rhode Island

  • IQ Test

    IQ Test
    Dr. Alfred Binet (Identify "slow" or "retarded" children)

  • Approx. 34,000 students with disabilities enrolled in sp. ed. classes

    Approx. 34,000 students with disabilities enrolled in sp. ed. classes

  • Public Institutions

    Public Institutions
    Horrific Conditions

  • Developmentally Delayed

    Developmentally Delayed
    Federal government interest in developmental delay

  • IDEA

    IDEA
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act