Q1 Key Dates Flashcards
Poor Law Act - deserving poor
1580
Chatham Chest (disabled seamen pension)
1590
Bethleham Hospital founded
1247
Parliament funds asylums
1808
Local authorities encouraged to set up specialist schools
1890s
Poor Act (new workhouses)
1834
Lunacy Act (compulsory county asylums)
1845
Mental Deficiency Act (colonies and institutional placements)
1913
Education Acts (specialised education)
1918 1944
Disability Employment Act
1944
Education Act (grants)
1962
Education (Handicapped Children) Act
1970
Education Act (segregated schools)
1960
Warnock Report
1978
Disabled Person’s Act
1981
Salamanca Statement
1994
Disability Discrimination Act
1995
Equality Act
2010
SEND Code of Practice
2015
National Disability Strategy
2021 (overruled 2022)
UK Parliament POST - Invisible Disabilities
2023