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"Charles Michel L’Epeé was one of the pioneers in the 18th century in what concerns the education of the disabled. In 1760 he founded the first public school for people with disabilities in France."
https://neiuelcentro.tripod.com/id10.html/
This was the first school for students with disabilities -
Valentin found the first school for the blind in 1784
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Rev. Thomas opened a school for students who are deaf in 1817 called 'American Asylum for Education of the Deaf and Dumb'
https://neiuelcentro.tripod.com/id10.html/ -
Howe opened the first blind school in the U.S
https://neiuelcentro.tripod.com/id10.html/ -
1890, programs for students begin.
'..hundreds of thousands of children were learning carpentry, metal work, sewing, cooking and drawing in manual classes.'
https://www.wrightslaw.com/law/art/history.spec.ed.law.htm -
'The Department of Special Education was created by National education Association. '
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'...special education had become an identifiable part of urban public education in nearly every school district.'
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Protects those with disabilities
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Parents pursue IDEA