handicapped

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In 1980, she became the first director of the newly created National Institute of Handicapped Research, appointed by President Jimmy Carter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021

This was followed by the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975, which required public schools to educate children with disabilities.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Washington’s law became a model for the federal Education for All Handicapped Children Act passed in 1975.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2018

By 1961, Harold served on the President’s Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped, a post appointed by John F. Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2016

Dad pulls into a Handicapped Spot right by the cafeteria door and I tell him, You can’t park here, but he turns off the engine and opens his door and says, This counts.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine