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Schiefelbusch Institute: 50 Years of Progress Date: October 2, 2006
Fifty years ago, a small group of researchers at the University of Kansas set out to prove that even severely disabled children could learn. To the surprise of most professionals at the time, these scientists, led by Dr. Richard Schiefelbusch, succeeded. Health Reporter Bryan Thompson has more as part of our series, �Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change�.

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