PINEDA, Irving Kelly B.

BPE 3-C
History of Special Education in the Philippines

In 1902 the interest to educate Filipino children was expressed through by Fred W. Atkinson he
is the General Superintendent of Education.
1907 - Special education was formally started in the country establishing the Insular School of
the Deaf and Blind in Manila.
1926 - The Philippine Association for the deaf was established, followed by the first school for
Mental Retardation in 1927.
15 years later (1947) The National Orthopedic Hospital School for Crippled Children and
Youths was established.
1949 - Quezon City High school was inaugurated for gifted students.
1950 - PAD opened a school for children with hearing impairment.
1953 - Elsie Caches Village was established, as a school for orphaned children with disabilities.
In 1956 Deaf students were integrated in regular class.
In 1960, some private colleges and universities started to offer Special Education courses on
graduate school curriculum.
In 1962, DEC teacher scholars for blind teachers started training in Philippine Normal
University.
1965 marked the start of training program for school administrations on the supervision of
special classes held at UP.
1970 – University of the Philippines started training teachers for Children with behavioural
problems.
Important laws in Education
1963 Promotion of education of the Blind
- Establishment of Philippine National School for blind people
1968 Training by DECS of its personnel and teachers on handling schools/students of persons
with disabilities.
- Training of DECS teachers and public school staff on learning procedures for person
with disabilities.
1987 Philippine Constitution
- Providing for equal access of opportunities on education, including person with
disabilities.
In 1979, a 2 year nationwide survey was conducted if any unidentified exceptional children were
in school.
1980 – School for Crippled Children at the Southern Island in Cebu was organized.
1992 Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
- Provides tax exemption.
- Local manufacture of disability equipment.
- Integration of persons with disabilities into mainstream societies.
Accessibility Act 1993
- Requiring all public and private buildings/establishments to be accessible to persons
with disabilities.
- Providing discount on transportation fares.
- Exemption from postal services fees.

Inclusive Education
1800 establishment of schools with hearing and visions impairment
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1939 – 1945 World War II
1954 Brown vs. Board of Education 
- was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that
U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional,
even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
1971 PARC vs. Pennsylvania Board of Education
- was a case where the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was sued by
the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC), now The Arc
of Pennsylvania, over a law that gave public schools the authority to deny a
free education to children who had reached the age of 8, yet had not reached the
mental age of 5.
1975 Education for all Handicapped Children Act
- (Public Law 94-142), in 1975, to support states and localities in protecting the rights
of, meeting the individual needs of, and improving the results for Hector and other
infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families.
1978 Warnock Report
- The report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children
and Young People, chaired by Mary Warnock, and viewed as revolutionary at the
time of its publication. ... To help facilitate the integration of children
the Report recommended an expansion in special needs advisory and support
services.
1994 UNESCO Salamanca Statement on Special Needs Education
- Access and Quality (Salamanca, Spain, 7-10 June 1994). ... All educational policies,
says the Framework, should stipulate that disabled children attend the
neighbourhood school 'that would be attended if the child did not have a disability.
In 2006 the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the
united nations. And came into force in 2008. It protects the rights and dignity of people with
disability and has eight guiding principle
1. Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own
choices, and independence of persons
2. Non-discrimination
3. Full and effective participation and inclusion in society
4. Respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity
and humanity
5. Equality of opportunity
6. Accessibility
7. Equality between men and women
8. Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect for the right of
children with disabilities to preserve their identities.

2016 - United Nations General Comment No. 4 on CRPD Article 24

- Rights to Inclusive Education
- Recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education.
History of Special Education in U.S
1817
- Formal Deaf Education Began in the United States.
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1823
- In Kentucky, the first school for the deaf was established, and soon after, other state
schools were established for the deaf and blind.
1852
- Beginning with education for the deaf and blind in the min to late 1800s, special
education increased and evolved into helping the mentally deficient and physically
crippled by the 1930s.
- The state of Pennsylvania gave funding to a private school to educate mentally
retarted children. President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law creating Gallaudet
College, which was an institution of higher learning for deaf. This force the federal
government to become involved in special education in 1864.
1869
- Boston established the first public day school for the deaf. Towards the end of the
century, Providence, Rhode Island, established classes for mentally retarded children
 and Chicago, Illinois, century many more schools, developed special education
classes throughout the country.
1911
- In New York, the Board of Education established special upgraded classes for
students who were unable to progress in regular classes.
1933
- The first advocacy groups to fight for quality of education were made up for parents
whose children were marginalized.
1990
- The EHA was formulated as the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
IDEA elaborated on the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular classes and
also focus on the rights of parents to be involved in the educations decisions affecting
their children.
1997
- IDEA was reauthorized. In addition to upholding the rights outlined in previous
legislation. The act emphasized academic outcomes for students with disabilities.
2009
- The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) provided further accountability to schools and
added technology assistance and loan projects to help schools acquire needed special
education resources.
2015
- The Majority of students with disabilities are now served in general education as we
embrace inclusive practices in our schools. There is now a stronger call for special
education to step up and improve efficiency, implement evidence-based practices, and
provide greater accountability on key performances indicators that support successful
academic and post–school outcomes for students with disabilities.