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In the 1960s, most Americans with intellectual disabilities lived hidden from public view — tucked away in overcrowded state institutions or kept quietly at home....
In the summer of 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver opened the gates of her backyard in Potomac, Maryland, and invited children with intellectual disabilities to swim,...
On July 20, 1968, one thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities stood on the infield of Soldier Field in Chicago, blinking under the summer sun. Most...