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Computer Resarch – Where Will It Take Us?

The Federated Computer Research Conference assembles aspectrum of affiliated research conferences and workshops into a week long coordinated meeting held at a common time in a common place. Each federated group is a team of researchers working on specific areas of computer research, and is responsible for generating its own research funding.

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Special Education Has Changed Over Time

Special education has been assisting students with learning disabilities in the United States education system since the end of World War II. The first push for special education started when a group of parent-organized advocacy groups surfaced. In 1947 one of the first organizations, the American Association on Mental Deficiency, held its first convention. That marked a starting point for special education as we know it today.

Started during the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1950s, the United Cerebral Palsy Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and John F. Kennedy’s Panel on Mental Retardation were among an increased amount of advocacy groups for assisted learning programs. This strong push helped bring special education into schools across the country in the 1960’s as school access was established for children with disabilities at state and local levels.

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