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, DOCUMENT 11ESp5E r . ED 172 500 s- EC 1114906 AUTHOR .- Jordan., Jule E.,El. -,, Tina Exceptional Child Education at the Eic;:ntennial; A . '3:14ra-de of 'Progress! Pavised ,Editicn. 1 INSTITUTION coiocil for ,Efceptional 'Child rin, ioston-, Va. ... .IVormation S...rvic,)s and Publications. SPONS AGENCY -National Inst. -lot .Educ,ition (DHFW) , Washington, .t1. '.. ., D.C.. .., . PUB DAT '77 ,./; i. NOTE . 121 p. ;A.: Product ot the E7?,TC Clearinghouse or. Handkcarpped.- a.nd Gifted Zhitdren; Some small print . and. photographs may not re produce clearly "AVAILABLE*FlOM The Council..for.Exceptio::ial Childrctn, Publication Sales Unit, 1920 As.nociation Drive, r.e.st'on,Virginia 220,91(PublicatiOn No. 1.45,/$5.5.0) .' EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 'Plus Post-age. DESCRIPTORS *Edtloation-a. Trends; i-A.mi.ntary S'econdary, Education; -'*Equal Education; *Federal. I.,-gislati.on; *Handicapped Childr-en; Interviews; Pa: ant RolP; rT=.?acher. Fducation; *Trend Analysis ABSTRACT Thitteer. ontr: but?.J, irape.rs,int.ervis.--ws, and diesous.sions focus on historical. truss in the ?ducatior..f handicappedhildren And youth.l'h-firs:. .section provid thr warspectivesa th., status :-.)f,---xcpticinal child ..:-Aucationhrot gh' int-..rvt.:wsith math- rs of C''..sr..-4r..--7-(.3..-i.3.11dOlph,i:. ,Willi in C. Pertins,.AndA. .Q11i--±),tl,=:?,u:: --.0od-,..dtA.-7.' 1 t.:. oli for *.E.,:,H r icapped (E: tilrtin, and J.fivzsi.;.v.), _17.:,.1, Th.=i2,..;un.:1.1 for 1:xc.,!.,ptionel Children (W. Ge9r and. F..Jor,,,:3).1.11. .-..3'CO:',.1.3--.Cti...)::ptC7-..7-if:Lt:_;t 1-.,,,, following -eight papers: "EsPf cially -for- sp,,cial -,..iu.::itors; `,--nse..--o-f. Our Own Historry (B.Ai-,11o) ; "Tha Elrly Yars: i?:',31.oque to Tomorrow"(W. Abrahams; "Great Moments Any tit-- History of...TilE: Council for - Exc,epti nal -Childr,-,n"(F.1,c)rt) ;-"Par,nt; "Sups; Their Role in a *7 Better.ife. for the Handicapp-A" (h. Cain) ;"SpF.-cial Ed cation Pr. m) :Rtzseatc. ; -Retrospect' an,,i Prosvct (H. :- "The Past'is .Prologue: 4TAacher Preparation in Spatial Educa.tion".(.P.,,, Con4nor) ;"Law,' "JitigatiOnto and Handicapned 4' illrF-n"J.tielch.;±); andWho Are Ail th--.... Children?" (W.Lanc-:.,) . A tirr-?nt ia Warir)Oss pper prepare-1 by The . Court-oil :for Exceptioral Thilr.,--n For, th.,-.3. rtiti I .,-7.,Hell..1(-7' Confer.gance or Handicapped Individuals complat--:i j th-,...t4kt.:.. (CI),. $ .... : .. - ' ********i****,**t *****.***************v*******.*********4 , ****4* ****** * . Pe.ProgotOtoni suRplied 'by EDRS are. the~ b..st that ca.: 1:,? ma.e * * ', s .s fromto original locum?Lt. *********************** ***************************************** 4,.... F7' ': fy, ', '5 / U S DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH, ..EDUCATION L WELFARE NdATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HO BEEN REPRO- OUCE0..EXACTI,Y AS RECEIVED 'FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- . AT ING IT POI4l'TS OF V.IEW OVPiNPONS `STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE, SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY V@EaulEt EUE [email protected] R E V4SED EDITION .t. ...04 "IW II11 '1)10 111 tt 1111 1,01', "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS 1 4111111i' 04404+ol,111""'" ,1113resemi MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY , Ni111iluf;-4.... 1(14011111.14414441111111l Ir 0.1 CEC 141.14001111 . Edited by 11'14111111111111 TOTHE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES -. June B. Jordan INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." 4 ; . Published by ;',:;.7 THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONALCHILDRthI''' 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Vigginia2201! . o° o ti W. 4e A Product of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Ilandicappedand Gifted Childrqn PublisheclIwChe CuuncilorExceptiot4Childrett. 1-920 ASsociation Drive. Reston, Virginia 22091 Library of congress Card Catalog Number 76-753it;2 O The material in this publication was prepared pursuant to a contractwith the Kiitional Institute of Educa -. 'Ajon, US Depart-menrof Health, Education; and Welfare. Contractors undertaking suchprojeCts under government sponsorship are encouraged to i7xpressfreyty their judgmenfin prOfesiorial and techOcal mat- ters. Prior to publication the manuscrivt was submitted to TheCouncil for Exriepthinal Childrelfot ,..-review and determination of professional compet ence.INS publication has Met !Own st andarcrs. Points of view, -however, do not necessarily represent the official view or opiniorisof either The ,Council for Excep- tignalChildren or the National Institute of Edui:ation, 'Printed in the United States oAmerica C. 7 4 Preface . , .. Three Dimensiotia:.of Exceptional Child Educationatthe.Bicanten.nial, Jean N.elsrazzanolind Barbara Aiello ..: . US Corigress!Reiiiewing Stand: interviews mith Senator Jennings Randdlph;Senattir'HarriOon Williams, Representative- Carl D..'Pericins, and Representative Albert H. Buie i,,,.,-,- Bureau of Eduoation for the flandicaPped Revieing Stand:I'nt-ei'views with Edwin W. Martin and Jasper Harvey ..The Council for Exceptional ChildrenfgeviewingStand: Discussion between Wil Hain C. Geer and Philip Jones iMilestones'along the Way . .. I Especially for Special.Educators: A.Sense.ia Our Own History 16 Barbra Aiello i . %- The Early Years: Prologue to Tomorrow 26 Willard Abraham, op-,. Great Moments in.the Hiatdcy/ , of The Council-for Exi:eptional Children d` F. E. Lord . , . I ,. , ,, Parent Groups: Their Role in a Better Life for. the Handicapped 37 - , Leo F. Cain. Special Education ReSearch: Retrospect and Prospect - 43 Herbert J. Prehin -. ? 7- /The Past Is Prologue: Teacher Preparation in SpeijalEducil,lion Frances P. Connor 0 LaW, Litigatidn, and Handicapded Children' ,- \ rohn. W. Melcher ,, Wtio.Aie iiit he Children? Wayne b: Lance RillEduC'ionalOpportunites for Handicapped Individuals (An 83 Awareness Paper prepared for the White House Conference on 0 Handicapped Individuals) . As Members of CEC, We Believe Cover 3 I 0 . i Throughout this special, Acentennial publication, The Council for ExCeptional Chil- dren invites the reader Ito se in an historic unfolding of educational services for handicapped children and,yo ill: EXceptional Child Education at the Bicentennial con- tains .three main sections. The firit section sets arc optienistic tone and moves the "parade of progress" forward. In i$terv4ws, folir'Congressmen,anti leaders from the bureaou of Education for the Handigap'pea and CEClook at fut inctdirect ion's (roetheir . , respective perspectives:, ', The second section, "Milestones ?tong the Wag'," provides aca'psule history of special education-... The individual pieces were Published originally in.Exceptipildi Children as a series of articles commemorating the Bicentennial. , , . In May1977 delegates from all over !the nation will *vene.the first White House C.nnferenttron Handicapped Individuals. The,,mission of the Conference is to: 1. Stimulate a national assessment of problems faced by individuals With physichl or mental handicaps. , o 2. Generate a national awareness of thoselproblerns. ., 3. Develop recomotendations for legislative .and. administrative actions. to allow individuals withIandicaps to live theiriives independent11.-withdignity;and with integration inlotommunity life. ' The Council for Exceptional Children was commissioned to prepare an Awareness Paper in the, area of education concerns. This paper, "Full Educational Opportunities . ,for Handicapped fridividuals," will be used as a resource document at the national con- ference as well as at the state conferences preceding the national meeting. The Paper is included here as section th'ree. Many people contributed to the content Of this book. Thirty special educators, some of whom have 'worked in.thfield for over 50 years, participated in a telephone inter- view,, thus providing theba is for the Bicentennial series of articles. The White House. Conference paper is the resu t of the efforts of a number of outstanding individuals who provided ideas. prepared cy, and reviewed th7 manuscript. These people are listed '.on page.83. , ,- 3 ) '' The contribut ons of allregratefully acknowledvd and appreciated. ; c a . 3 a 7 5 Q V o 116 ; - 4 0 .......... .11111111111 ion !NV kill1111,4 II I 0MUI' L 11111k11:ft.....- 01011111111.' (11htill -ul 1 111 11111.011141 41t4tIM 14 (1111t1111 1Ii 6Wl l(4 6 AO A THREE DIMENSIONS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILD EDUCATION JMINlizezir) AT THE BICENTENNIAL For this, special Bicentennial publican the developments ineducational services for the handicapped and gifted have been cast as a parade of progress. Imagine,if you will. the, parade route with various reviewing standssetup along the way. One stand is occupied by some of our members of CongressWho have been actively involved in limplementing legislation for exceptional children. On the nextplat formwe.see several jstaff members from the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, US Office of Edtica- tion, dandlinally a little,further alcvng the route is thotand forThe Council for Excep- ,tional Children. CEC, roving reporters made illrbpsaNech of theie reviewing stands and asked the speOators about what they saw happening. Generally, the vestionsfollowed a pat- tern where folks were asked to fill us in on thePbrtions of the parade that had already passed. Some of the viewers had been watching the progress of servics.slorthe handi- capped from the time when the parade vs no more than smallbonds of enthusiasts intermittently appearing' along the route. We iasked what .they saw happening right nowdndwhat they thought was still around the corner. Each group provides a somewhatdiffearentdimension on Excep- tional Child Education at the Bicentendial.2 7 , I do havea 'very deep canvictign, a