Context: In the past, those who were disabled were often not eligible for public education. Children with disabilities were repeatedly denied an education by physicians or special tutors. These early physicians (people like Itard, Seguin, Howe, Gallaudet) set the foundation for special education today. They focused on individualized instruction and functional skills. In its early years, special education was only provided to people with severe disabilities, but more recently it has been opened to anyone who has experienced difficulty learning.

Question: What was a rule for disabled people in the past for education?
Answer: not eligible for public education

Question: Who denied children with disabilities to be unable to attend a public school?
Answer: physicians or special tutors

Question: Who were some of these early physicians?
Answer: Itard, Seguin, Howe, Gallaudet

Question: What would Special Education usually only apply to in the early years of schooling in the U.S?
Answer: people with severe disabilities

Question: What was a rule for non-disabled people in the past for education?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who didn't deny children with disabilities to be unable to attend a public school?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who were some of these modern physicians?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who does modern special education exclude?
Answer: Unanswerable