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American School For the Deaf Founded
ASDFounded in Hartford, Conneticut. This was the first school for disabled children in the western hemisphere. -
US Congress authorized college degrees at Columbia University for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Columbia UniversityFirst college in the world for people with disabilities. -
Department of Special Education was established in the U.S. office of education.
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National Federation of the Blind was established
Formed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania by Jacobus Breok and others. Advocated for white cane laws, input by blind people for programs for blind clients and other reforms. -
National Employ the Handicapped Week
President Harry Truman signed PL-176 creating a National Employ the Handicapped week. -
Social Security Amendments
Social Security Amendments established a federal-state program that permanently aided totally disabled people. -
Rehabilitation Gazette - featured articles by writers with disabilities
This paper was an early voice for disability rights, independent living, and cross-disability organizing. -
The American National Standard Institute published a landmark document for making buildings accessible for all.
Was the basis for architectural access codes. -
NACHC proposed definitions for specific learning disabilities.
Journal of Learning also began publication in this year. -
PDSP was founded
PDPThe Physically Disabled Students Program was founded by Ed Robert, John Hessler, Hale Zukas, and others at Cal Berkley. Focus was on community living, political advocacy, personal assistance services, and was the nucleaus for the first center for independent living in 1972. -
Mills v. Board of Education
US District court ruled in the District of Columbia case that public schools could not exclude disabled children their schools. -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Rehabilitation Act was passed. Sections 501, 503, and 504 prohibited discrimination in federal programs and services and all other programs/services receiving federal funds.
Handicap stickers were first introduced in Washington D.C. -
PL 94-142 Later named IDEA was enacted
The education of all handicapped children act required free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive setting. -
Higher Education Act of 1972
Passage of an amendment to the act provides physically disabled students entering colleges. -
Section 504 regulations issued
International Association for Research in Learning Disabilities Founded. -
Reagan Administration threatens to amend/revoke Section 504 implementation regulations
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Americans With Disabilities Act signed by George W. Bush
The Act provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disabilities. -
Response to Intervention concept reauthroized by IDEA
Intorduced eligibility of students with learning disabilities to RTI.
