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Jean Marc Gaspard Itard published book on Victor of Aveyron
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founds American School of the Deaf
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Samuel Gridley Howe founds Perkins School for the Blind
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Elizabeth Farrell founds the Council for Exceptional Children
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver founds the Special Olympics
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act is enacted
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Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley court case
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Americans with Disabilities Act is passed
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is passed
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No Child Left Behind Act is passed by the Bush Administration
