The event that mainly caused people to question if the government should contribute to funding education for the disabled was the National Defense Education Act.
This law approved in 1958 expanded funding from the government in different levels of education.
The fact funding was expanded made people question if the government should also contribute to special education as funding for special education had been quite limited.
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