Disabilities

By mollym16000

  • Event 2- Edward Verne Roberts fights to get support from UC Berkeley in 1962

    Event 2- Edward Verne Roberts fights to get support from UC Berkeley in 1962
    link Ed contracted polio when he was 14 and since then he has been paralyzed from the neck down not including a couple fingers and toes and has been in a wheelchair almost all of his life. He was the first student accepted to UC Berkeley that had to rely on a wheelchair. The college didn’t accommodate for Ed and he had to fight to get help from the school and advocate for the rights of disabled people.

  • Event 4- U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including Section 504

    Event 4- U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including Section 504
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    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a law that protects people from discrimination based on their disability. A child has equal acess to education. It was caused by the sit-in at the San Francisco Office of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The act is still in use today.

  • Main Leader: Judy Heumann

    Main Leader: Judy Heumann
    linkJudy had polio as a child. She went to Berkley, and was an advocate for ramps in schools. She wanted to be a teacher, but they wouldn't certify her because of her disability. She was the organizer Disabled in Action.

  • Event 5- Passage of Public Law 94.142 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

    Event 5- Passage of Public Law 94.142 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
    link The education for all handicapped children act was enacted by congress in 1975. This new law gave equal protection to kids with disabilities and allowed them to have a better education. The act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and to one free meal a day for kids with physical and mental disabilities.

  • Event 3- American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) created in 1970; ACCD 10-city “sit in” to 1977

    Event 3- American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) created in 1970; ACCD 10-city “sit in” to 1977
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    ACCD was a national consumer-led disability rights organization. They had a 10 city to sit in. The cause of the sit in was the government didn’t carry laws to enforce Section 504, the world’s first disability civil rights provisions. This organization made 600 living centers, and helped make public transit accessible.

  • Event 6- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

    Event 6- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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    The Americans with Disabilities act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It was caused by the Capitol Crawl. The ADA has had great effects on the people with disablities.

  • Event 8- Further Problems today

    Event 8- Further Problems today
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    Although there are laws that have fixed problems in big cities, there is still problems in smaller towns. (little transportation, few curb cuts, few interpreters) There is also little support for the disabled.

  • Event 7- Major accomplishments

    Event 7- Major accomplishments
    link Some major accomplishments are governmental and non governmental organizations, professionals, and people with disabilities are all working together to break down the barriers placed on disabled people. Another accomplishment is there is more advocacy and recognition towards handicapped people.