Disability Rights

By Gymnast1.0

  • Plymouth Colony passes law to provide support for any male with disabilities while providing military services for the colony.

    Plymouth Colony passes law to provide support for any male with disabilities while providing military services for the colony.

  • A massachusetts law is passed requiring each town to provide for its citizens with mental illnesses.

    A massachusetts law is passed requiring each town to provide for its citizens with mental illnesses.

  • The American Asylum for the Deaf is found in Hartford, Connecticut.

    The American Asylum for the Deaf is found in Hartford, Connecticut.
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    The progressive Era and World War 1 bring new laws and programs in support of people with disabilities.

    The progressive Era and World War 1 bring new laws and programs in support of people with disabilities.

  • The Buck v. Bell Supreme Court decision rules that forced sterilization of people with disabilities is not a violation of their constitutional rights.

    The Buck v. Bell Supreme Court decision rules that forced sterilization of people with disabilities is not a violation of their constitutional rights.

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Social Security Act on August 14

  • The March of Dimes campagin begins to aid polio survivors and fund polio research

    The March of Dimes campagin begins to aid polio survivors and fund polio research.

  • Paul Strachan founds the American Federation of the Physically Handicappedm the first cross-disability national organization of battle job discrimination.

    Paul Strachan founds the American Federation of the Physically Handicappedm the first cross-disability national organization of battle job discrimination.

  • Dorothea Dix begins her work to improve conditions for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilites, including establishing worker's compensation.

    Dorothea Dix begins her work to improve conditions for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilites, including establishing worker's compensation.