Day 60 - Group Home for Adults
The New Jersey Institute for Disabilities opened their first group home for adults in 1981. Since then, the NJID’s network of group homes...
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Day 58 - The State Facilities Education Act of 1979
The State Facilities Education Act of 1979 was adopted in the state of New Jersey. The act was concerned with assigning the...
Day 57 - Wyatt v. Stickney
The 1971 court case Wyatt v. Stickney ruled that people who are involuntarily committed to state institutions because of mental illness...
Day 56 - Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia
Supreme Court case Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia argued that a school district could not exclude children with...
Day 55 - Establishment of the Special Education Research Award
The Special Education Research Award was established by the Council for Exceptional Children in 1989. This professional award annually...
Day 54 - Foundation of TASH
The American Association for the Education of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped was established in 1975. Today, the organization is...
Day 53 - Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
Public Law 98-524, or the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act was passed in 1984. The act established vocational and technical...
Day 52 - United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons 1983-1992
In December of 1982 the United Nations declared 1983-1992 the Decade of Disabled Persons. The goal was to encourage activity that would...
Day 51 - PL 94-142 ; 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed 46 years ago on November 29, 1975 by President Gerald Ford. The act ensures a...
Day 50 - International Year of Disabled Persons
The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The theme...
Day 49 - Establishment of the Yes I Can Awards
The Yes I Can! Awards were established by the Foundation for Exceptional Children in 1981. These Awards are presented annually to twelve...
Day 48 - First World Congress on the Future of Special Education
The Council for Exceptional Students held their first World Congress on the future of special education in Stirling Scotland during the...
Day 47 - The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was formed in 1975 and was the first disability rights groups that included...
Day 46 - CEC and The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education formed in 1954 to establish national standards for accreditation of teacher...
Day 45 - The Veto of the Rehabilitation Act and Protests.
Before its passage in 1973, the Rehabilitation Act was vetoed twice by President Nixon in 1971 and 1972. Demonstrations were held by...
Day 43 - Section 504
Section 504 of the the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination of individuals based on disabilities. The act ensured that...
Day 42 - Congressional Investigation 1972
In 1972 a congressional investigation was launched to determine the state of children with disabilities in the United States. The...
Day 41 - PARC v. Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a court case from the early 1970s which dealt with the...
"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."
- Elizabeth Farrell
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