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Who: Charles Michel Abbedel'Epee

What: He constructs the first free school for deaf people.

Where: Paris, France

When: 1755

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Who: Stephen Hopkins

What: A man with cerebral palsy is one of the signers of the deceleration of independence.

Where: Philadelphia.

When: 1776

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Who: Abba Silverstri

What: They open the first school for the deaf.

Where: Rome, Italy

When: 1784

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Who: Philippe Pinel and Jean-Baptiste Pussin

What: They physically released those with mental illnesses from chains and shackles. They also started the idea to treat mental illness with phycological counseling.

Where: France

When: 1780

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Who: People of America

What: The people of America realize the education for the deaf is a need. The first deaf school is established. It was named the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons.

Where: Hartford, Connecticut

When: 1815

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Who: Louis Braille

What: The first raised point alphabet was invented.

Where: Paris

When: 1829

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Who: The U.S.

What: More awareness is brought to disability due to the large number of amputees after the American Civil War. This leads to new development in artificial limbs, and larger productions.

Where: The U.S.

When: 1861-1865

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Who: People With Disabilities

What: Disabled people could earn money by appearing in "freak shows".

Where: England and the U.S.

When: Mid 1800's - early 1900's

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Who: People who attended the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf.

What: The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf is held. In this conference, the attendees decided that oral learning was superior to signing. The result of this is all deaf schools had to dismiss all of their deaf teachers, and replace them with oral teachers.

Where: Around the World

When: 1880

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Who: Disabled People

What: People with disabilities or "defective genetics" were sterilized and experimented on.

Where: Unites States

When: Early 1900's

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Who: people of Congress

What: Congress passes the Soldiers Rehabilitation Act. This act was to help provide education, jobs, and financial support for the disabled veterans.

Where: the U.S.

When: 1918

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Who: Edgar Allen

What: Formed an organization for disable individuals. Today, the organization is known as the Easterseals organization.

Where: Illinois

When: 1919

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Who: The League of Physically Handicapped

What: The League of Physically Handicapped is formed. This league fought to provide employment for employment during the Great Depression.

Where: The U.S.

When: 1930's

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Who: Franklin D. Roosevelt

What: President Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first disabled man to become president.

Where: The United States

When: 1933

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Who: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

What: FDR launches the Social Security Act. This act originally aided people in retirement and poverty, but later advanced to provide support for the disabled persons.

Where: the U.S.

When: 1935

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Who: Adolf Hitler

What: Hitler kills over 250,000 people with disabilities.

Where: Germany

When: 1939

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Who: A group of patients at Rockland State Hospital.

What: This group of patients worked together to form a network they named, We Are Not Alone. This network was made up disabled patients that could talk to each and seek comfort and advice.

Where: The U.S.

When: 1940s

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Who: Rosemary Kennedy

What: Rosemary Kennedy was disable and her father had a lobotomy performed on her. It failed  and left her with the intellectual capacity of a two-year-old. Her father kept it a secrete from the first of the family for a long time.

Where: Wisconsin

When: 1941

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Who: Founders of ARC

What: The ARC is founded to protect the freedom of intellectually disabled persons. At the time, these people were instantly moved into institutions. The ARC worked to create laws that prevent this, and other things that benefit the disabled community.

Where: The U.S.

When: 1950

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Who: People with disabilities

What: Medicaid is created to help pay for medical colts for people with disabilities.

Where: The Unites States

When: 1965

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