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As Itard's mentor, Pinel was an early advocate of humane treatment of "insane" people.
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He was an authority on diseases of the ear and on the education of students who are deaf.
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Example: those who were blind or deaf
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Those who today are said to have intellectual disabilities and emotional or behavioral disorders.
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Established in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. It was the first residential school for the deaf.
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Founded by Samuel Gridley Howe in Watertown, Massachusetts. Taught blind and deaf students, like Laura Bridgment, who greatly influenced the education of Helen Keller.
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The curriculum focused on both traditional reading, writing, and mathematics and students' individual interests and abilities.
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Established by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in sports competitions.
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Systematic efforts were made to move people out of institutions and back into closer contact with the community.
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ADA ensures the right to individuals with disabilities to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of their lives; provides protections of civil rights in the specific areas of employment, transportation, public accommodations, state and local government, and telecommunications.
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Under the administration of George W. Bush was a major factor in the focus of public schooling, including special education.
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A federal law that ensures all children and youths with disabilities have the right to a free, appropriate public education.