RESPONSE.

The article presents a response to the 1964 article "Hail the Conquering Dolphin: Reflections on the Pre-Service Preparation of Special Class Teachers" by Burton Blatt. The author notes the progress seen in education of special needs children from 1964 to 2008 in the closing of institutions which once housed them, changes in law that mandate and fund serious efforts at educating them, and the assumption that they should be treated respectfully. Progress in uncovering prejudices concerning blind and deaf students is noted. Recommendations for further progress are presented including addressing the problems that disability rights are most easily exercised by the affluent and that educators continue to need the law to make them treat children with disabilities and their families fairly.