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This was the first school founded for disabled children at the time.
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Dorothea Dix begins her work on behalf of people with disabilities incarcerated in jails and poorhouses.
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Prohibits disabled people from being sterilized without their consent
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Standardized American and English Braille
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first seriously disabled person to become the President
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Congress and President Roosevelt pass and sign this to establish federal old-age benefitss and grants to the states for assitance to blind individuals and disabled children.
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LEads to an enormous increase in the number of sheltered work shop programs fro blind workers.
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The first Paralympic Games, under the auspices of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are held in Rome, Italy
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The Civil Rights Act is passed, outlawing discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations and employment, as well as in federally assisted programs. It will become a model for subsequent disability rights legislation.
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Required states to mandate education for all students regardless of mental and/or physical disability
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The first handicap parking stickers are introduced in Washington, D.C
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Passage of an amendment to Higher Education Act of 1972 provides services to physically disabled students entering college.
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1977- President Jimmy Carter appoints Max Cleland to head the U.S. Veterans Administration, making Cleland the first severely disabled person to fill that position
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The White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals brings together 3,000 disabled people to discuss federal policy toward people with disabilities. This first ever gathering of its kind results in numerous recommendations and acts as a catalyst for grassroots disability rights organizing.
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The Baby Jane Doe case involves an infant being denied needed medical care because of her disability. The case results in litigation argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Bowen v. American Hospital Association, and in passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1984.
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The Air Carrier Access Act is passed, prohibiting airlines from refusing to serve people simply because they are disabled, and from charging them more for airfare than non-disabled travelers.
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Mandated construction codes, public access, and employment opportunities for the disabled
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Justice for All is founded in Washington, D.C.