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The Universe starts
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100 Million BCE
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Itard and Seguin develop procedures to reach the hard to teach
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1st residential school for the deaf opens
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First school for the Blind opens
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Classrooms integrated. Students with disabilities in general education classes
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Council for Exceptional Children forms
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Separate but equal struck down new doors open for Civil Rights
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Inclusion. Disabled students integrated into general classroom
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All handicapped children guaranteed free public education
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver founds the Special Olympics
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Follow up to Education for All Handicapped Children
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Americans with Disabilities Act picks to cover where IDEA stops ADA covers Americans over 18
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No Child Left Behind Act. Includes students with disabilities in standardized testing and consequences
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Amendment to original IDEA