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Gallaudet started an asylum for the deaf
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Association of Medical Offices of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feebleminded persons
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Helen did not let the challenge of being deaf and visually impaired keep her from communicating with others, advancing to college, teaching others to sign/ communicate and pioneer the road to teaching those with disabilities
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Binet identified "slow" or "retarded" children and developed an IQ assessment. It was later modified by Stanford University to become the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale.
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This act was in response to WWI soldiers with disabilities.
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approximately 34,000 students with disabilities enrolled in special education
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32nd President is affected by Polio infection in childhood. His use of a wheel chair was known by few, as he was famous for his radio "Fireside Chats".
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President Kenney recognized mental retardation as an issue of national signicance. His sister was diagnosed with mental retardation and spent most of her life in an instituion.
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A federal law to guarantee education to all disabled children and prohibits discrimination.
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PL94-142
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Americans with Disability Act was also established this year. (ADA).
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No Child Left Behind
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Mental deficiency was deemed hereditary, starting a movement to lock up "idiots" and "imbecils" to eliminate "defectives" from reproducing.
