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President Lincoln authorized the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, which went on to become Galludet University -
Provided educational assistance for WWI veterans with disabilities
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Better known as the GI Bill of Rights, this legislation provided financial benefits for returning veterans enrolling at colleges. Many returning vets had disabilities. -
Established that "No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
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Better known today as IDEA, this law required special education services and individualized programs for students with disabilities in K-12. The supports provided opened the door for many students with disabilities to pursue higher education.
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Built off Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide additional protections and programs for students with disabilities
Watch the signing of the ADA. -
Establishment of the Association on Higher Education and Disability -
Reauthorized and expanded the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act