jan 1, 1963 - Pub. L. 88-164-The Mentally Retarded Facilities and Community Health Centers Act (Comprehensive Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act) signed by President Kennedy in October 1963 broadened Pub. L. 85-926 to include children with severe disabilities. It provided funding for teachers of handicapped children (mental retardation, deafness and hearing impairments, visual impairment, serious emotional disturbance, and physical and health impairments). It also provided funds for research into disability
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