1949: Preventorium, which has become the San Mateo Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, changes its name to reflect the waning of the disease and the need for other services, becoming Children's Health Home (CHH).

1950: Production Services starts product assembly and mailings for local businesses.

1950: The Society of Crippled Children and Adults is founded (later known as the Auxiliary). Mrs. Catherine Hearst named first president.

1953: CHH starts work services/sheltered workshop for graduates of special education in San Mateo County.

1958: Dedication held for the Marco Polo Way Building.

1940: Employees of public institutions were drafted by the army, leaving a shortage of workers while admissions continue to rise. Many institutions economized by closing facilities and crowding more residents in each building, some two to a bed and in hallways.
Key Legislature, Hearings and Court Decisions

1950: Ninety people attend first national conference for parents of children with disabilities.

1946: The Hill-Burton Act (also known as the Hospital Survey and Construction Act) authorized federal grants to states for the construction of hospitals, public health centers and health facilities for rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

1955: U.S. Representative John Fogarty holds Fogarty Hearings resulting in a commitment for federal agencies to "make up" for the decades of neglect towards individuals with disabilities and their families.

1945: World War II ends.

1948: Albert Deutsch wrote "Shame of the Stars" to highlight the horrible conditions in all institutions:

1946-1967: The number of persons with disabilities in public institutions increased from 117,000 to 193,000, a rate increase nearly twice that of the general population.

1950s: "Spontaneously, we had a worldwide revolution without really knowing what started it. They all said at the same time 'enough is enough.' And yet there was not one leader, not one movie or book, not one happening that affected everyone. In various countries, it started in various ways." --Gunnar Dybwad about the advocacy movement by parents taking place in England, Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavian countries.