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On the island near Massachusetts, with both hearing and deaf residents, there the making of their own signing between both the hearing and the Deaf.
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The first free deaf school was opened in France
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Started in Hartford, Connecticut by Dr. Thomas Hopkins Galludet.
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Opened by Galludet's son, Edward; it was renamed to Galludet University
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Graham pushed for oralism only in schools so Deaf students could learn to read lips and practice speech
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ASL banned in schools in the US; oralism promoted
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an organization founded that promotes civil rights and equality for deaf individuals in the US
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Stokoe wrote a dissertation proving how sign language is a valid language
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"The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors."
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mainstreaming of deaf children in public schools.
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freedom given to the Deaf to communicate however they wanted
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discrimination against people with disabilities prohibited
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ASL poet Clayton Valli came to Harvard to perform poetry at the Phillips Brooks House.
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Deaf students are allowed to be taught in whatever methods they chose
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This act mandates that all televised material be captioned, including its online distribution