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Judith went on to a pioneer in civil rights when it comes to the disabled. She staged the largest sit-in for civil rights in San Francisco, lasting 25 days this eventually swayed member Califano to support this legislation. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/144458.htm
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Edward was a polio survivor and went to UC Berkeley. He organized a group of disabled students and got more indepence. http://disabilityrightsgalaxy.com/ed-roberts-disability-rights-activist/
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Banned discrimination against anyone with disabilties. It also provides sevices to people with severe disabilities. http://spot.pcc.edu/~rjacobs/career/ada_and_the_rehab_act_of_1973.htm
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Equality for disabled students
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Sit-ins take place all accross the country to push congress to enforce section 504, the world’s first disability civil rights provisions. http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/closerlook/000631.html
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broader protections for disabled workers
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The bigges sucess the disable community has seen over the past 4 decades has come when it comes to accessibility and safety, disabled peoples have been able to achieve self determination largely becasue of the push by its advocates. https://www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities
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Public awareness of the civil rights movement for this population remains limited, many steryotypes about this population still exist. unfortunately no amout of money can really truely fix this problem. It has been burned in the american psyche that the disabled are inferior. We can only hope this will change in the years to come. https://www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities
