1. History of Special Education
IDEA defines children with disabilities as having any of the following types of disabilities: autism, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, other health impairments (OHI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), specific learning disabilities (SLD), speech or language impairments (EH), traumatic brain injury, and visual impairments (including blindness) (Martin, 2012). The Education for Handicapped Children Act required a free and appropriate public education for all children with exceptionalities, warranted due process rights, and required Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Least Restrict...
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