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  It is Federal Law in the United States that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity for a free and appropriate education (Snowman and McCown, 2015). However, this does not mean the same thing for everyone. Disabilities vary and not all of them will qualify an individual for Special Education. This is where the 504 plans come into play (Understood Team, n.d.). Students with one of 13 specified disabilities or conditions which affect their ability to be taught successfully in general education are mandated to receive Special education by IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which first appeared in 1975 as the Education for all Handicapped Children Act. The 13 conditions range from Autism, Hearing or Visual Impairment to Specific Learning disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury and Emotional Disturbance, amongst others. If you suffer from one of these condition to the point it has an adverse impact on your learning, and you need specialized instru

Special Education Issues Liam Breathnach Check out the Special education timeline attached… http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1553953 Special education is a topic of much debate. Anyone who knows anything about kids knows that they are all different, and have varying abilities and experiences. Teaching everyone in the same manner and hoping for a consistent outcome is doomed to fail. Modern education works is designed mainly for students within a ‘normal range” but compulsory attendance means schools must accommodate students beyond the norm (Snowman & McCown, 2015). Special education came into being in the middle of the last century due to pressure from public advocacy groups. Teachers began to be trained and after some Supreme Court decisions in the nineteen fifties students with special needs gained the same rights to education that everyone else had. When IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was enacted in 1972, schools were required to provi