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Mr.

Fred Atkinson 1902 Insular School for the Deaf and


Blind 1907

The interest to educate Filipino children Special Education was formally


with disabilities was expressed through started in the country by establishing
Mr. Fred Atkinson, the General the Insular School for the Deaf and
Superintendent of Education. Blind in Manila.
Insular School for the Deaf and
Blind 1907

The interest to educate Filipino children Special Education was formally


with disabilities was expressed through started in the country by establishing
Mr. Fred Atkinson, the General the Insular School for the Deaf and
Superintendent of Education. Blind in Manila.
Jose Fabella Memorial School 1927 National Orthopedic Hospital
School 1945

The government established the The National Orthopedic Hospital


Welfareville Children’s Village, a school School for the Crippled Children and
for people with mental retardation in Youth is established.
Mandaluyong.
Quezon City Science High School 1949 PAD 1950

Quezon City Science High School PAD opened a school for the children
was inaugurated for gifted with hearing impairment
students.

Elsie Gaches Village 1953 Special classes 1956

The Elsie Gaches Village was established Special classes for the deaf in
in Alabang to take care of the abandoned regular class were implemented.
and orphaned children and youth with
physical and mental handicaps.
The Bureau of Public Schools of the
1960
Department of Education 1957

The Bureau of Public Schools of the Some private college and universities
Department of Education and Culture started to offer special education
created the Special Education Section of courses on graduate school
the Special Subjects and Service Education. curriculum
Philippine Normal University 1963
UP DILIMAN 1965

With the approval of R.A. No. 3562, the Marked the start of training
training of DEC teacher scholars for blind programs for school administrators
children started at the Philippine Normal on the supervision of special classes
University. held at UP
Manila Youth Reception Center 1969 Training of teacher for Children
1970

Classes for socially maladjusted Training of teacher for Children with


children were organized at the manila behavior problems started at the
Youth Reception Center University of the Philippines
Tahanan Special School 1973 The Division Of Manila City Schools
1975

The juvenile and domestic Relations The Division of Manila City Schools
Court of Manila established the implemented the Silahis Concept of
Tahanan Special School for the socially Special Education in public
maladjusted children and youth. elementary schools.
The Bureau of Elementary Education The School for the Crippled 1980
1979

The Bureau of Elementary Education The School for the Crippled Children
Special Education unit conducted a two- at the Southern Island Hospital in
year nationwide survey if unidentified Cebu City was organized.
exceptional children who were in school.
The Philippine Institute for the Deaf The Summer Training For Teacher
1990 1992

The Philippine institute for the Deaf, an The summer training for teacher of
oral school for children with hearing the visually impaired started at the
impairment was established. Philippine Normal University
1993 The Summer Training For Teacher
1995

DECS issued Order No. 14 that directed The summer training for teacher of
regional officers to organize the Regional the visually impaired started at the
Special Education Council (RESC) Philippine Normal University
Reclassification of Regular Teacher Implementation of administrative
and Principal Items 1998 order no. 101 1999

DECS order No. 5 “Reclassification of DECS order no. 33 “Implementation of administrative


order no. 101 directing the Department of Public Works
Regular teacher and principal items to and highways, the DECS and the CHED to provide
SPED teacher and special schools architectural facilities or structural feature for disabled
principal item" persons in all state college, universities and other
buildings
SPED 2000 Mobile Teacher-Training Program
2002

DECS Order No. 11, s. 2000 - Recognized An ongoing mobile teacher–training program by the
Department of Education and the University of the
Special Education (SPED) Centers in the
Philippines trains regular and special education
Philippines teachers on how to educate children with special
needs.
2007 2009

Special Education Act of 2007 identifies DepEd under its wing had 217 SPED Centers that
cater to the needs of children with special
ten groups of Children with Special
abilities. The department issued Braille
Needs textbooks to help especially visually impaired
children.
2010 2012

Special Education Act of 2010, An act establishing at


least one Special Education center for each school DepEd has increased the funding for its
division and at least three Special Education centers in Special Education program and is set to
big school divisions for children with special needs, open new centers
guidelines for government financial assistance and
other incentives and support
2013

DepEd organized a National


Conference for SPED Teachers to
sharpen their skills.

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