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July 1989 - The Deaf Way - Washington, DC - International meeting of 5,000 deaf persons from 70 countries. American progress and achievement serves as a model to Deaf persons from developing nations. Deaf Culture is recognized world-wide 1990 - Dr. Robert Davilla is appointed as the first Deaf Director of Special Education for the Hearing Impaired in the US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services 1990 - American with Disabilities Act passed, effective date - 1992 Provides non-discrimination in employment; accessibility to Interpreter services, TDD relay services, TV, telecommunication and assistive listening devices 1993 - Caption decoder chips required (under ADA) in all television sets 13" and larger 1993 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is passed. U. S. Department of Education establishes a Policy of Inclusion, giving all disabled students the right to attend neighborhood schools in a "least restrictive environment." Residential schools for the Deaf are labeled "most restrictive environment." Policy of assimilation into society is the goal of IDEA. Residential schools for the Deaf in some states are forced to close because of decreasing enrollment, but number of Deaf teachers rise slightly (to 16%) as more teaching opportunities in the public schools and the desire for Deaf role models increase. July 1994 - Maureen Yates (born October 9, 1975) is chosen as Miss Deaf America at the NAD Convention in Knoxville, Tenn. She later resigns and is replaced by the runner-up, Miss Deaf Virginia, Jennifer Yost September 1994 - Miss America, Heather Whitestone. Oral deaf woman is admired for her personal achievement and her platform of encouraging deaf and hearing people to set their goals high and work to achieve them. Speech vs. sign clouds her reign. Her attempt to calm the storm by stressing individual differences and "it (speech) worked for me, but it does not work for all deaf children" does not entirely end the controversy. The question is often asked, "Is she an appropriate deaf role model for deaf children and for the general public?" 1994 - Movie "The River Wild" is released starring Meryl Streep and Victor Galloway 1995 - Use of cochlear implants increases. Nucleus 22 device and SPEAK Speech Processing system (developed at the University of Melbourne, Australia) are the latest technological advances in implantation.12,000 candidates have been implanted at a cost of approximately $40,000. Adults and Children severely to profoundly deaf, age two and above are considered candidates. Many parents opt for cochlear implants and mainstreamed education as an educational plan for their deaf children. 1996 - Movie "Mr. Holland's Opus" is released starring Richard Dryfus as a music teacher who must learn to understand his Deaf son |
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