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Hartford, CT; Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
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Samuel Howe opened a the Perkins Institution for the Blind
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Braille is first published
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Howe establishes experimental school for "feeble minded" youth
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National Deaf Mute College established, later renamed Gallaudet University
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Formal training for teacher of blind persons, Alexander Graham Bell introduces the term "special education"
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Binet and Simon publish their intelligence test, basis for modern IQ testing
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Segregated classes in the public schools are established for children with disabilities. The term "emotional disturbance" aries
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"mentally retarded" introduced as well as "gifted"
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Founded by Ferrell and others to mold special education into a profession
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Kanner identifies characteristics of autism and Dr. Asperger the syndrome that would later be named after him.
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US Supreme Court hand down decision in Brown v. Board of Education
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Kirk introduces the term "learning disabilities", publications are made documenting the conditions of learning for peoples with disabilities thus spurring changes in law a policy. Congress passes ESEA.
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act is enacted
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is enacted, previously known as the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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IDEA is amended and standards raised.
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No Child Left Behind Act increased accountability for outcomes of all students and raised the standards of teachers.
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Federal language changed from "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability"