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The Special Olympics are Founded
-Eunice Kennedy Shiver founds the Special Olympics in 1962.
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Edward Verne Roberts fights to get support from UC Berkley
Ed Roberts had to fight his way into being able to go to Berkley College. Even when he got there he had to live on a floor in the hospital because there was no where else accessable to his way of life. His struggles helped him help others with problems like his. -
American Coalition of Citizens with disabilities (ACCD); ACCD 10-city sit in in 1977
-created by diabled individuals.
-demanded basic needs and extended benefits.
-sit its to carry out Section 504. -
U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including Section 504
Link Many disabled people were being discriminated against in the work field and in American society because they were different and couldn’t perform as well. It was the first effort to secure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities and to end discrimination against those people. It was very effective by ending the discrimination in the workplace and in other programs funded by the government but... -
Passage of Public Law 94.142
Link! Many states had specific laws that excluded disabled children from public education. In 1975, The first special education civil rights legislation in the US, called Education for All Handicapped Children Act was written. It required all public schools to provide equal access to education for all disabled children. It lead to the creation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. -
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Link!Disabled people were still being discriminated against in the 1990s, so Congress put forth an act that would make a more clear statement about discrimination against people with disabilities. It highlighted the different types of disabilities that they viewed as “disabled” and made it more clear as to what discriminating was. The ADA specifically prohibited any discrimination in the fields of employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. -
Major Acomplishments
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Goals
link- ADA goals are to make public areas more accessible to those physically handicapped.
- discrimination
