Special Education

By,Kelsey Key

DefinitionOThe education of

physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom.

Mission of the U.S. Department of Education

O Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services:

“To provide leadership to achieve full integration and participation in society of people with disabilities by ensuring equal opportunity and access to, and excellence in, education, employment and community living.”

Mission of The Office of Special Education Programs“Improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities, ages, birth through 21, by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts. “

HistoryO Before 1800: children

were ignored, abandoned, & were left to die

O 16th Century: Ponce de Leon taught deaf students to communicate

O 17th Century: Juano Pablo Bonet developed a way for the blind to spell by using their fingers & later on, Jacob Rodriguez simplified sign language

HistoryO The first institution

was established in 1800-1900 in both Europe and in the U.S.

O At the beginning of the 20th Century, Alexander Graham Bell and special educational programs in public schools

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act

O Passed by Congress in 1975

O Required schools to construct programs for children who are disabled

O Modified in 1983O Renamed Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1992.

Facts about Special Education

O Served over five million students in 2001

O Almost 14% (about 6.6 million) of school-aged children, in the U.S., receive some form of extra help through special education (2008)

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