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Milan Conference promotes oralism and bans sign language use in schools
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The National Association for the Deaf (NAD) is organized for the defense of Deaf individuals' civil rights
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Stokoe analyzes the structure of American Sign Language (Spencer 2016) -
Brown's research on stages of acquisition marks the start of the research boom on language development (Spencer 2016)
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Downs and Sterritt promotes the effect of hearing experience on later development (Spencer 2016)
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Meadow and Schlesinger publish Sound and Sign: Childhood Deafness and Mental Health, a book about the relationships between language and social-emotional development (Spencer 2016)
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Holcomb coins the term "total communication" to support the use of whatever communication method is best based on the individual (ERIC Digest #559) -
The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing advises early hearing screening for children with increased risk factors, such as family history and birth trauma
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The "US Education for All Handicapped Children" passes for increased inclusion in public schools
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Tom Humphries coins the term "audism" to describe discrimination due to one's ability to hear
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Technology improvements lead to hybrid hearing aid models utilizing digital processors for individualized tuning
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US legislation introduces expectation for intervention services for identified disabilities to be provided from birth (Spencer 2016)
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The US FDA approves Cochlear Implant surgery for children ages 2 to 17 (Spencer 2016)
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Padden and Humphries define "deaf" and "Deaf" in Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture
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The American's with Disabilities Act passes to prohibit discrimination due to a disability
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White and Utah team publish first large scale study investigating newborn hearing screenings
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The US CDC and Joint Committee on Infant Hearing promotes the identification of hearing loss by 3 months of age and implementing intervention by 6 months of age (Spencer 2016) https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/documents/hearing-factsheet-508.pdf