Special education has evolved over time from early efforts in the 1800s to educate individuals with disabilities separately, to the establishment of laws protecting their right to public education. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975 requires public schools to provide free and appropriate education tailored to each student's needs through individualized education programs. Schools must educate students in the least restrictive environment and involve parents in ongoing evaluation and planning.

1. special education
history
how one qualifies
overview of services

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3. sporadic
individuals
I’ll try this
separation
europe

4. Massachusetts
1837
free
compulsory
codification
normal school
SPED?
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5. 1850
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6. denied access
Individual efforts
parent advocates
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7. 1896

9. May 17,1954

10. Special Education implications

11. de-institutionalization
mainstream vs. inclusion
meaningful education
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13. related services Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

14. 1) Autism
2) Deaf or blindness
3) Developmental delays
4) Emotional disturbance
5) Hearing impairments
6) Mental retardation
7) multiple disabilities
8) orthopedic impairments
9) other health impairments
10) specific learning disabilities
11) speech/language impairments
12) traumatic brain injury
13) visual impairments
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15. response to intervention
multimodal assessment
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16. section 504 rehabilitation act of 1973
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17. zero reject
protection in evaluation
free appropriate public education (fape)
least restrictive environment
procedural safeguards
parental participation
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18. present level performance
description of services
describe length and duration
testing accommodations
participation regular class
measurable annual goals
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19. regular class
resource class
separate class
separate school
residential facility
homebound / hospital
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