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Larry P. v. Riles is a California court case in which the court held that IQ tests could not be used to place African-American students in special education classes.. Five African-American children had been placed in special classes for the "educable mentally retarded", based on low IQ test scores.
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), [3] and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), [4] [5] [6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
There are a variety of disabilities affecting cognitive ability.This is a broad concept encompassing various intellectual or cognitive deficits, including intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation), deficits too mild to properly qualify as intellectual disability, various specific conditions (such as specific learning disability), and problems acquired later in life through ...
In those days children with Down Syndrome were placed in educational programs for "trainable" mentally retarded children rather than "educable" children. For most of those children that meant attending school in segregated centers hidden away from the non-disabled student population. [citation needed]
The buildings and grounds survived into the 2000s as a center for mentally disabled adults, operated by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation. [citation needed] In 2001, 320 adults resided at Fernald, with ages ranging from 27 to 96 years and an average age of 47 years.
Educating the Retarded Child: 1951 Aims to discuss new education laws related to educating retarded children and appropriate procedures to show the value of the individual to society. You and Your Retarded Child: 1958 Guides parents on how to educate and communicate with their child with special education needs. Early Education of the Mentally ...
cUniversity of Pennsylvania Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, USA Accepted1November2004 Abstract The association between environmentally released mercury, special education and autism rates in Texas was investigated using data from the Texas Education Department and the United States Environmental Protection
The families of approximately 20 children with mental retardation banded together to provide mutual support, day care and education. Although the organization incorporated as the "Oklahoma County Council for Mentally Retarded Children," it adopted its better-known name in honor of film star Dale Evans Rogers , one of the first advocates for ...