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  2. Special interest (autism) - Wikipedia

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    Special interests are highly focused interests common in autistic people. [ 1] Special interests are more intense than typical interests, such as hobbies, [ 2] and may take up much of a person's free time. A person with a special interest will often hyperfocus on their special interest for hours, want to learn as much as possible on the topic ...

  3. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mediation that may be a viable means to review small disagreements with the IEP, such as the number of sessions for a related service or the size of a special education class. 2. Impartial Hearing which is a due process-based formal proceeding that allows the parents to challenge the district's individual education plan in whole or in part. [7]

  4. Brown v. Board of Education - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky (1908) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), [ 1] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. The decision partially overruled the Court's 1896 ...

  5. History of autism - Wikipedia

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    The history of autism spans over a century; [ 1] autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of human neurodiversity. [ 2] The understanding of autism has been shaped by cultural, scientific, and societal factors, and its perception and treatment change over time as scientific ...

  6. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [ 10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [ 20] Florian [ 5] Brazilian firefighters - George.

  7. Special interest group - Wikipedia

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    Special interest group. A special interest group ( SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.

  8. Rosa Parks - Wikipedia

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    Raymond Parks. (m. 1932; died 1977) Signature. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom ...

  9. Tape v. Hurley - Wikipedia

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    Tape v. Hurley has a mixed result. On the one hand, it permitted the enrollment of Chinese children into public schools. On the other hand, the court gave the education board the right to establish a segregated school in San Francisco. [42] Tape v. Hurley is both temporally and substantively similar to the landmark case Plessy v.