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Dr. Mitchell
September 3, 2019
History Timeline
1864- The Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind
Was established after its predecessor the Perkins Institution and later became the first
establishment to award college degrees to individuals with disabilities.
1963-Samuel Kirk
Contributed to the special education field with those with a learning disability as well as
made LD the term to use.
1975- PL 94-142
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act which required schools to seek out,
identify, and provide appropriate services for all students with disabilities.
2004- IDEA
Mandates equity, accountability, and excellence for those in special education. This was a
revision of the IDEA passed in 1997 and is the one that we hold to to this day.