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The first Asylum Institution for people with intellectual disibilities was made. It was intended to provide help and care but resulted in isolation and poor care often. -
Eugenics movement gained popularity. Aiming to control reproduction of people with disabilities. It led to forced sterilizations and more marginalized
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Act provided vocational rehabilition and educational benefits to veterans with disabilities -
Advocates start pushing for Deinstituionlization, Moving people with disibilities out of instituions and into community based care
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Caused severe birth defects and also raised public awareness about disability issues and need for accessibility -
Prohibited Discrimination against disabled people in federally funded programs . was a step towards equal rights
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ADA signed into law mandating accessibility and accommadations in employment, transportations and Public spaces -
The people with disabilities have right to live in their community rather than a institution
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expanded definition of disability making it easier for disabled people to qualify for protections under ADA -
Emphasized competitive intergrated employment fr people with disabilities aiming to increase opportunity