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History of Special Education

By jdaggett
  • May 15, 1400

    People with disabilities believed to be possessed by the devil

    People with disabilities believed to be possessed by the devil

  • 1st hospital for people with mental disabilities opens

    1st hospital for people with mental disabilities opens

  • American Asylum for the Deaf-Thomas Gallaudet

    American Asylum for the Deaf-Thomas Gallaudet

  • Gallaudet College Opens

    Gallaudet College Opens
    History of Gallaudet

  • Rhode Island begins first special class in the United States

    Rhode Island begins first special class in the United States

  • Dr. Alfred Binet-IQ test is developed

    Dr. Alfred Binet-IQ test is developed

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President-first physically disabled president

    Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President-first physically disabled president
    FDR Biography

  • PL 94-142 passed by Congress

    PL 94-142 passed by Congress