Timeline
2020s
2023
A summary on the Supreme Court case regarding the exhaustion of IDEA.
2022
The summary on the Supreme Court ruling regarding the Affordable Care Act and emotional distress.
3DA Was Founded
January 27, 2022
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2010s
2017
The Supreme Court case that raised the standards for IDEA.
Rosa's Law is Signed into Law
2010
This law updated terminology for intellectual disabilities in federal documents.
2000s
Schaffer v. Weast
2005
A Supreme Court case regarding who carries the burden of proof in IEP disputes.
2005
The Supreme Court case discussing if ADA applies to foreign ships in US waters.
2007
A Supreme Court case about non-lawyer parents filing lawsuits under IDEA.
2001
The Supreme Court case pertaining to the term "prevailing party" and when it is applied.
1990s
1997
The term Neurodiversity, created by Judy Singer, originated and has since became very important to self advocates.
1994
An amendment to the Act that has existed since 1988, adding additional support to states in the assistive technology space.
1993
A Supreme Court case regarding reimbursement for enrolling child in a private school after the public school doesn't provide FAPE.
1999
A Supreme Court case regarding ADA applying under the company's vision requirement.
2000
1993
Supreme Court case regarding the establishment clause of th first amendment and having a public school interpreter at a private school.
1980s
1989
A Supreme Court case regarding the proper education for a child with severe disabilities.
1988
The original Assistive Technology Act that lead to many opportunities and programs regarding assistive technology across the country.
1987
The notorious institution finally closes after nearly 80 years of abuse.
1984
A Supreme Court case regarding how related services and medical services each applied under the EHA.
1984
A Supreme Court case regarding reimbursement of private schooling as well as attorneys fees.
1985
A Supreme Court case about parents challenging their child's IEP.
1981
Multiple doctors led to the eventual discovery of the rare condition.
1982
A Supreme Court concerning special services in public schools under the law.
1979
A Supreme Court case regarding the interpretation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act.
1979
A Supreme Court case about extending school years for students with severe disabilities.
2000
1970s
1975
A Supreme Court case about involuntary confinement for those with mental disabilities.
1975
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) has been crucial for those with disabilities in this country and has had many additions over the years.
1973
The alcohol causing disability was discovered after doctors observed a group of patients with the condition.
1977
The sit ins were a protest over the government not initially implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
1972
A Supreme Court case regarding access to education.
1972
The independent living movement has been an important staple to many with disabilities.
1970s
The disability arts movement took off as the civil rights movement did.
1960-1900s
1968
The first of many Special Olympics events was held in Chicago.
1959
John Langdon Down made significant strides in both Down syndrome diagnoses and disability advocacy.
1922
ADHD is suggested to be physiological and medicalized the symptoms, leading to controversy on the diagnosis and treatment to this day
1911
Hans Asperger, Leo Kanner, and others contributed to how we know autism today.
1946
The Kennedy family has played a huge part over the years in IDD advocacy and research.
1800s
1885
George Gilles de la Tourette publishes his most famous work on what is now known as Tourette syndrome.
1881
These types of discriminatory laws spanned in cities across the country for numerous decades.
1800s
Many enslaved people in the United States also had disabilities.
1887
Wiliam John Little made many strides in cerebral palsy research before it got the name we all know today.
1800s
Almshouses became known as a method to remove people with disabilities from the public eye.
1700s-BC
1783
Savant syndrome is a very rare condition, occurring in 1 in 10 people wit autism and less than 1% of the general population.
1776
Gouverneur Morris and Stephen Hopkins, both with disabilities, signed the Declaration of Independence.
BC
Most major religions viewed disability as some form of sin, although many improvements have been made over time.
BC
Depictions of Disability referenced as far back as the Code of Hammurabi.
BC
Negative perception around Disability begins as early as with the Greek Philosophers.