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First residential school for students who were deaf (American)
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1st residential school for students who were blind
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systematic educative procedures for the hardest to teach children
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barriers are broken down to participation in society
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Students with disabilities integrated into general education classrooms
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Founded by Ferrell and other teachers which led to development of special education as a profession
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organization of groups to provide support, information and structure for obtaining resources
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Ensures all children and youth with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate and public education
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ensuring all children and youth with disabilities have free, appropriate and public education
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ensures the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of life, civil rights
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Standards based reform, all student test scores should count
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other organizations emerge providing advocacy for caring and fair treatment of individuals with disabilities
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Ensures all children and youth with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate and public education
