Madaus, J. W. (2011). The history of disability services in higher education.New Directions for Higher Education, 20... - 0 views

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  Madaus breaks down the history of disability services in higher education into four sections: early efforts, early to mid-twentieth century, 1970s - 2000, and the current landscape. The article states the foundation of disability services was a bill signed into law by President Lincoln in 1864 to establish the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Expansion of federal support continues in 1918 with the passing of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act which provided educational assistance for veterans from World War I with disabilities. The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 provided an immediate impact on college campuses with the influx of students with disabilities as well as the funding for additional disability services on college campuses. The civil rights movement of the 1970s was the next catalyst for education legislation review and reform. For example, the term "learning disability" was first used by Dr. Kirk during the 1960s and designated as a category of disability by federal government in 1968. Our current landscape has been established with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2009, which addressed some of the limitations in the original ADA.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Madaus breaks down the history of disability services in higher education into four sections: early efforts, early to mid-twentieth century, 1970s - 2000, and the current landscape. The article states the foundation of disability services was a bill signed into law by President Lincoln in 1864 to establish the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Expansion of federal support continues in 1918 with the passing of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act which provided educational assistance for veterans from World War I with disabilities. The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 provided an immediate impact on college campuses with the influx of students with disabilities as well as the funding for additional disability services on college campuses. The civil rights movement of the 1970s was the next catalyst for education legislation review and reform. For example, the term "learning disability" was first used by Dr. Kirk during the 1960s and designated as a category of disability by federal government in 1968. Our current landscape has been established with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2009, which addressed some of the limitations in the original ADA.</div>

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