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The American School for the Deaf was founded in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc. It would become the very first permanent school for the deaf in the United States. The founding of this school marked a significant time in the United States and the beginning of special education services for deaf students in the States.
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In Massachusetts, Perkins School for the Blind opened as the first school for students with visual impairments in the U.S. It was a huge feat in teaching others that students with disabilities could learn with the help of individualized special instruction. This same school went on to educate the infamous Hellen Keller. -
Brown vs. Board of Education ruled against segregation in public schools on the basis of it being unconstitutional. This specific case focused on race, but later influenced court decisions on students with disabilities.