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In this time, there was a belief that those that were mentally ill, were claimed as being possessed by the devil or considered to having evil spirits. In the result of this belief, they were whipped, tortured, and even burned.
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Juan Pablo created and published the first book on sign language to communicate with the deaf in 1620. This idea of educating spread throughout France like a wild fire.
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In the early 1800's, people with disabilities were placed under medical help, social help, and professional educators in a mental hospital. They practiced incarcerating the insane in local almshouses and jails.
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In 1817, the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb was built in Hartford, Connecticut
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In 1929, Seeing Eye establishes the first dog guide school for blind people in the United States.
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In 1948, the disability program at the University of Illinois was officially established.
