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Jan 8, 20221 min read

Day 90 Rosemary Kennedy

Today, January 7, 2022, is the 17th anniversary of the death of Rosemary Kennedy. The eldest daughter of the Kennedy family. Rosemary was...

Jan 6, 20221 min read

Day 89 - Opening of the first Montessori School

Dr. Maria Montessori opened her first school on January 6, 1907 - 115 years ago today. The school was located in San Lorenzo, a poor,...

Dec 26, 20211 min read

Day 78 - Laurent Clerc's 236th Birthday

Today, December 26, 2021 is the 236th birthday of Laurent Clerc. Clerc was a deaf man who was born and raised in France. Clerc taught the...

Dec 13, 20211 min read

Day 65 - Thomas Gallaudet

This past Friday, December 10th, was Thomas Gallaudet's 234th Birthday. Gallaudet began working with deaf students after an encounter...

Nov 30, 20211 min read

Day 51 - PL 94-142 ; 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed 46 years ago on November 29, 1975 by President Gerald Ford. The act ensures a...

Nov 4, 20211 min read

Day 26 - Cornelius E. van Koetsveld

Today, November 4th, is the anniversary of the death of Cornelius E. van Koetsveld. Van Koetsveld established the first private...

Oct 28, 20211 min read

Day 19 - Edward Seguin

Today, October 28th, is the anniversary of the death of Edward Seguin who passed away in 1880. Seguin was mentored by Jean Marc Gaspard...

Oct 24, 20211 min read

Day 15 - PL 88-156

On this date - October 24th - in 1963 Public Law 88-156 was passed to assist in the prevention of “mental retardation.” The act expanded...

Oct 23, 20211 min read

Day 14 - Wyatt v. Stickney

Today, October 23rd, marks the day that the Wyatt v. Stickney lawsuit was filed in the year 1970. This case ruled that people who are...

Oct 20, 20211 min read

Day 11 - Anne Sullivan

Today, October 20th, is the 85th anniversary of the death of Anne Sullivan. Sullivan was a student at Perkins School for the Blind, but...

Oct 14, 20211 min read

Day 5 - Samuel Tuke

Today, October 14th, is the 164th anniversary of the death of Samuel Tuke, an English philanthropist who followed in his family’s...

"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."

- Elizabeth Farrell

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