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Jan 1, 1072
First Center for Independent Living (CIL)
This center was opened in Berkeley California in 1972. It encourages people to make their own decisions and works to open doors in the community for full access to all. -
Period: May 17, 1400 to May 17, 1500
Belief that people with disabilties were possessed by the devil
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Poor Laws
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First hospital for people with mental disabilities
First HospitalThe hospital was named, "Public Hospital for Persons of Insane or Disordered Minds:. They admitted their first patient on October 12, 1773 in Williamsburg, VA. -
Wild Boy of Aveyron
The Wild Boy This was a boy who lived his entire life naked and wandering the woods in France. He was captured and then escaped, but was still seen around town. He lacked speech, food preferences, and had scars all over his body. -
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Rise of Asylums- Better Treatment for the Mentally Ill
Rise of AsylumsDorthea Dix played an important role in esptablishing more than 30 asylums during this period. -
Thomas Gallaudet- American Asylum for the Deaf
American Asylum of the DeafThe American Asylum for the Deaf was establish in Hartford, Connecticut. Today it is called the American school for the Deaf. -
Perkin's Institute for the Blind
Perkins This school is located in Watertown, Massachusettes. It has parter program sin 65 countries. People like Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller studied at this school. -
Massachusetts School for Idiodic and Feeble-Minded Youth
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Gallaudet College, Washington D.C.
This was the first adveanced school for the deaf and hard of hearing in the world. -
National Home for Union Veterans
National Home for Union Verterans These were used as homes to honor disabled war veterans after the Civil War. -
Rhode Island First Special Class in the United States
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Dr. Alfred Binet identifies "slow" or "retarded" children
Dr. Binet Dr. Binet was the first known psychologist to carry out an IQ test. -
Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Vocational Rehabilitation ActThis Act was in response to WWI soldiers with disabilities. -
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Public Institutions housed only 4% of people with developmental disabilities
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34,000 students with disabilities enrolled in Spcial Education Classes
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President Roosevelt
After the innaaugeration of our 32nd President, there was advanced research on polio since he was suffering from the physical disability. -
Horrific Condiditons
There were horrific conditions in most of the public institutions and the children and adults living at home were "invisible" -
Federal Government gains interest in developmentally delayed
President Kennedy recognizes mental retardation as an issue of national concern. -
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act
section 503Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act is a national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Education of all handicapped children actWas also known as the Public Law 94-142, but now referred to as IDEA. This act was amended to include infants and toddlers in 1986. -
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
IDEAThis is a law that governs how states and public angencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to children with disabilities. -
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No Child Left Behind
Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act- Not Child Left Behind -
President Nixon- executive order
President Nixon made an executive order returning 1/3 of teh 200,000 people with disabilties in institutions to community-based homes.
