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Connecticut Asylum for the education and instruction of Deaf and Dumb persons was opened.
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Perkins Institution for the Blind was opened.
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National Deaf Mute College is established. It was renamed Gallaudet University.
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Segregated classes in public schools were deamed as an alternative in instructing students with disabilities.
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The Council for Exceptional Children was founded.
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This case changed the way "black" students went to school. They were slowly integrated in the school system with the "white" students. This was a victory for the civil rights movement.
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This national law protects qualified individuals from
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This law requires states to provide free education and necessary services to studdnets with disabilities.
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Americans with Disabilities Act was remaned Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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No Child Left Behind Act increases accountability for outcomes for ALL students. It also requires that they are taught by qualified teachers.
