Council for Exceptional Children photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0153

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The photographs in this collection are of award ceremonies, Presidents of the Council for Exceptional Children, and parents and children involved in CEC. Half of the photographs are of various award presentations captured in color and black and white film. The remaining photographs are of exceptional children performing skits and dances in the 'Very Special Arts Program.'

Dates

early 1980

Creator

Council for Exceptional Children. Utah Federation (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

In 1922, a group of faculty members of Teachers College, Columbia University, along with supervisors and administrators attending the college's summer courses in special education, organized the International Council for the Education of Exceptional Children. The words, "the Education of" were eliminated from the name in 1933, and in 1958, the word "International" was dropped.

A merger of the organization with the Special Education Department of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1941 resulted in the council becoming a department of the NEA. This move greatly strengthened the council as a professional organization.

The Council for Exceptional Children is an association of educators and other specialists with major concerns for children and youth whose needs differ sufficiently from others to require special instruction and services not available through regular education. The gifted, blind and partially seeing, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and the neurologically impaired are all included in the classification of "exceptional children."

The organization exists at the national, regional, and state (federation), and local unit (chapter) levels. In addition to holding CEC's membership, many members also belong to one of the eight national divisions of CEC. These are: The Association for the Gifted (TAG), the Association of Educators of Homebound and Hospitalized Children (AEHHC), the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD), the Council for Children with Communication Disorders (CCCD), the Council for the Education of the Blind and Partially Seeing (CEBPS), the Division on Mental Retardation (CEC-MR), and the Teacher Education Division (TED). An integral part of the council's structure, these divisions are involved in conducting professional studies, publishing special education literature, and conducting sectional meetings at CEC conventions.

The council is deeply committed to the effective implementation of federal legislation in the interest of exceptional children. It sees broad implications for legislation and appropriations that will strengthen and enhance this country's instructional programs for all children, and especially those with exceptional needs.

The Utah Chapter of CEC was organized in 1955 by a group of special education professionals from across the state. Ten years later, the Utah Chapter applied for and was awarded federation status. At that time, there were three local chapters in Utah: Canyonlands Chapter in Provo, Northern Utah Chapter in Logan, and the Great Salt Lake Chapter in Salt Lake City. Since that time, three additional chapters have been organized. These are the Golden Spike Chapter in Ogden, the Snowbird Chapter in Sandy, and the Utah Student Chapter of CEC, comprised of students from Utah State University, the University of Utah, and Brigham Young University.

The Utah Federation of CEC has been actively involved in developing and implementing special education programs in the public schools and continues to be a strong advocate for exceptional children.

Extent

.7 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Council for Exceptional Children photograph collection contains photographs of award ceremonies, Presidents of the Council for Exceptional Children, and parents and children involved in CEC. Half of the photographs are of various award presentations captured in color and black and white film. The remaining photographs are of exceptional children performing skits and dances in the 'Very Special Arts Program.'