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effective procedures were devised for teaching children with sensory impairment
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French physician began to educatewils boy of Aveuron from the forest and made a positive difference in his mental health
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Was an early advocatre of humane treatmet of insame people. Together with Itard they formed first foundation for Special Education
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First systematic attempts were made to educate the "insane" children
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Established first American residential school for the deaf
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Samuel Gridley Howe founded the first blind school
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created first residential school for blind students
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Organized an experimental achool for children with intellectual disabilities
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He published book "Idicy and its treatment by the Psycholocial Method" strestting self reliance nad independence in the intelectual disabled
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Edward Seguin became the first president of the newly formed American Association on Mental Retardation
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Teacher who ws highly instrumental in the development of SE as a profession
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Elizabeth Farrell founded the Council for Exceptional Children
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National parents organizations start to form in US
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Association of Retarded Citizens formed (name later changed)
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Move began to deinstitutionalize people with disabilities from facilities back to their home and families
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Autism Society of America was formed
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Organized the first Special Olympics
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed PL-94-142
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To revize some of the provisions of IDEA
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Parents requested a sign lanuage interpreter for Amy Rowley but court denied because she was ecvelling with her individualized program already in place.
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First in utero surgery to correct hydrocephalus
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Federation of families for Children's Mental Health ws formed
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Inclusion first became controversial amoung parents
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Law amended to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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The American with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure cival rights for those with disabilities
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Identification of autism began to increase dramatically
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Law was amended but the name stayed the same
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Number grew steadily served by SE from 3.75M to over 6M
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The No Child Left Behind act was passed by George W. Bush
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Law was reauthorized as Individuals with Disabilites Education Improvement Act which ensured all children and youth with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education
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Common core standarded were passed for educational standards
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She coordinated the American Sign Language Program at CA State University in EB