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Leaders in Disability Civil Rights Movement
When Judy was an infant, she had polio. Growing up with a disadvantage, she felt the need to help others with disabilities. When she was at Long Island University, she helped organize disabled students to fight for ramps into buildings. She further filed a lawsuit claiming discrimination as she wasn't able to get a teaching certificate. This lawsuit got famous, and she eventually created the DIA. She advocated in sit ins, and led organizations such as the WID and OSERS. -
Edward Verne Roberts fights to get support from UC Berkeley in 1962
When Ed was 14 years old he got polio, polio caused him to be paralyzed from the neck down. Particular fingers were able to move but after all he spent his life in a wheelchair. Ed was the first person to get approved to go to Berkeley that was in a wheel chair even though they did not help him with his disability around campus. He fought and advocated to the school about rights for the disabled. -
US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including section 504
The Act prohibited discrimination in any programs conducted by federal agencies. It protects qualified individuals with disabilities that limits them from completing major life activities. Section 504 states that qualified people with disabilities will be protected and so will the people who employ them and work with them. -
Formation of The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was created in 1975 and San Francisco Sit-Ins in 1977 http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/sitting-disability-rights-section-504-protests-1970s
The ACCD was cofounded on April 30th, 1975 and was a combination of local, state, and national disability organizations. This was created in response to the fact that President Carter's administration stalled their efforts to pass regulations in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Members of the organization staged demonstrations in a federal building in San Francisco on April 5th, 1977 for 25 days. -
Passage of Public Law 94.142
This law assured all disabled children free public education, while providing aiding services designed to meet the student's specific needs. It also established and required public schools to offer the same opportunities to children with, as well as without, disabilities. This law had a dramatic, positive impact on millions of children with disabilities in every state and each local community across the country. -
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
This act prohibits discrimination in communications, governmental activities, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications. The ADA deals with a wide range of disability from emotional illnesses, to physical conditions. This act was signed into law by George H.W. Bush. -
3 biggest accomplishments of the movement
The biggest accomplishment of our movement was when Edward Verne Roberts was the first disabled person to attend school at UC Berkeley. He advocated and was a great leader for many others to go out and get an education. Another important event was the passage of public law because it gave equal opportunities to disabled people in school and in public. Finally, the San Francisco sit ins were important because they showed the persistence of disabled people to get section 504 passed. -
Problems Today (Part 1)
Workers with targeted disabilities constitute .88 percent of government employees. Although those with disabilities are still hired, the overall participation rate hasn't been increasing. Instead, it seems as though the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) is falling short of it's hiring goal. -
Problems Today (Part 2)
There are many problems that people with disabilities constantly face, such as typical stereotypes. Many people view them as weak, without an ability to manage successful lives. Constantly misjudged, those with disabilities are treated with pity. This is a big problem in society today. -
Works Cited
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/index_pg10.html
http://www.polioplace.org/people/judith-e-heumann
https://www.askearn.org/topics/laws-regulations/rehabilitation-act/
https://dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary/short-history-of-the-504-sit-in/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Roberts
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/03/21/report-federal-employees/15219/
https://www.independentliving.org/docs4/oliver.html
