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Beginning of special education Jean-Mac
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State Funds ward for insane
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1st School for Deafness, American Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb
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1st School for Visual Problems. New England Asylum for the Blind.
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First University for the deaf is founded
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Congress passes legislation to promote educational programs for the students who are blind
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Hellen Keller writes autobiography "The story of My Life"
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Leta Hollingworth coins the term gifted.
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Samuel Orton, a neurologist describes dyslexia.
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National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is established
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Two significant supreme court cases [PARC v. Pennsylvania and Mills v. D.C. Board of Ed. apply equal protection argument to students with disabilities.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, federal law
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The Family Education Right and Privacy Act
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IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Act, original passage created
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The American Association of Mental Retardation begins (AAMR)
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IDEA- reauthorization provided incentives for serving preschool children.
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IDEA- reauthorization mandated services for children with disabilities ages 3-5.
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Autism given a separate disability category under IDEA.
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IDEA- replaces the word "handicap" with "disability"
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) federal law
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"The Handmade Alphabet" by: Laura Rankin, Dial
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"Freak the Mighty" by: Rodmon Philbrick, Scholastic
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IDEA- Reauthorization of students with disabilities having access to the general curriculum was first included.
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"My Brother Sammy" by: Becky Edwards and David Armitage, Mellbrook
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"The ADDed Tough" by: Roby Watson, silver star
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No Child Left Behind is enacted
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IDEA- More accountability at State/Local levels.