SPED 1 Flashcards
(85 cards)
What happened to weak or deformed children in Early Greece?
They were cast into a deep cavern in the earth thinking it was best for the children and the public.
How were mentally ill people treated 1200-1700?
-thought they were possessed by demons or evil spirits. - they were whipped, tortured, or burned at the stake.
How were the treatment of mentally ill people changed during the 1800’s?
- scientific thought began to replace religious superstition -genetic defects instead of spiritual defects -medical community involved -early mental hospitals / institutions
What is the Eugenics Movement?
the goal was to improve the quality of the gene pool by removing and sterilizing those with mental disabilities.
What is the Eugenics Law?
Buck v. Bell; Supreme Court ruled that forced sterilization of people with disabilities was not a violation of their constitutional rights.
What helped pave the way for desegregated schools for disabled people?
Brown v. Board of Education
What year did the Special Olympics start?
1968
What law prohibited discrimination against “otherwise qualified handicapped” individuals in any program or activity receiving federal assistance (1973)?
Rehabilitation Act (Section 504)
What court case had parents of residents filed suit to end appalling conditions at an institution?
New York ARC v. Rockefeller
What law provided states with funding to establish school programs for students with disabilities (1975)?
Education for all Handicapped Children Act
What other Acts are included with the Education for all Handicapped Children Act?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (1990) Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (2004)
What is a measurable impairment or limitation that “interferes with a person’s ability, for example, lift, hear, or learn. It may refer to a physical, sensory, or mental condition” called?
Disability
What is a disadvantage that occurs as a result of a disability or impairment. The degree of disadvantage is often dependent on the adaptations made by both the individual and society?
Handicap
What does a handicap result from?
The interaction between a disability and an environment.
Prior to the establishment of special education, what happened to children with more severe disabilities?
They stayed home or were institutionalized.
Prior to the establishment of special education, did students with mild or moderate learning disabilities graduate from school?
no, they often dropped out of school.
What is specially designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student called?
Special Education
What may special education require?
- special materials - individualized teaching techniques - specialized equipment and/ or facilities
Who dramatically improved the a child’s wild behavior through patient, systematic educative procedures?
Jean Itard
Who became famous as an educator of “idiotic” children?
Edouard Sequin
Who is one of the first American thinkers concerned with educating students with disabilities, he also helped fund a school for the blind and organized an experimental school for children with developmental disabilities?
Samuel Gridley Howe
Who was a minister who taught students who was deaf and established the first American residential school for the deaf?
Thomas Gallaudet
What concept ask “What is attributable to biology and genetics, and what is attributable to environmental factors?”
Nature vs. Nurture
In Nature vs. Nurture, which one is widely accepted today?
Both heredity and environment can affect disabilities.