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Virginia establishes the first hospital solely for the treatment people with mental disablities
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Victor of Aveyron, who had grown up wild and alone in the woods came into a village where he would be studied by Jean Itard
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Founded by Thomas Gallaudet in Hartford, Connecticut
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Dr. John Fisher opened the Doors to the first school for people with vision impairments in Watertown, Massachusetts after visiting the first in the world in Paris.
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The first college for the deaf and hard of hearing in the world. It is found in Washington DC
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Dr. Alfred Binet creates the first IQ test called the Binet test
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United States Supreme Court ruling that decided it was ok to make the unfit and mentally disabled sterile in order to protect the state.
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Required public schools accepting federal funding to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day to children with mental and physical disablities
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Addresses the needs of children with disabilities from birth to the age of 18
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An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind. Proposed by President George W. Bush on the above date.
