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The National Association of the Deaf forms in order to promote disability rights.
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The Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act became law, and provided for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation and return to civil employment of disabled persons discharged from the U.S. military.
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The League for the Physically Handicapped in New York City was formed to protest discrimination in job employment cases.
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Social Security Act
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Edward V. Roberts becomes the first severely disabled student at the University of California at Berkeley. His advocating for greater access to disabled persons sparks the Independent Living Movement.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is signed into law protecting the rights of Americans and providing more accessibility to services in public places.