Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opens in Hartford, Connecticut
Braile code is first published
American Printing House for the Blind is established
National Deaf Mute College is established, later to be renamed Gallaudet University
College level training for teacher of students with intellectual disabilities begins
Segregated classes in public schools are established as viable alternatives to instructing children with disabilities; the term emotional disturbance comes into use
Council for Exceptional Children is founded
Dr. Hans Asperger indentifies children with characteristics that later would come to be called Asperger Syndrome
Congress provides funding to disseminate best practices for special education by adding Title VI to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
IDEA is amended, adding provisions related to transition services, participation by general teachers, and discipline
No Child Left Behind Act increases accountability for outcomes for all students and requires that they are taught by highly qualified teachers
President Obama signs Rosa's Law, whichwhich changes federal language usage from mental retardation to intellectual disability
