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Edward Verne Roberts born
- American activist
- Contracted polio at age 14
- Attended the University of California at Berkeley
- Got involved in the disability movement after incident with the University of Calfornia at Berkeley
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Ed Roberts fights for support
- contracted polio at age 14
- rejected by the University of California at Berkely because he was not seen as physically able to participate in college
- he fought for his enrollment in the university and won
- he then became a major activist in the disability movement
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American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) created; ACCD 10-city "sit-in"
- completely governed by people with disabilities
- mounted a successful 10-city "sit-in" to force the federal government to issue long overdue rules to carry out Section 504, the world's first disability provisions
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US Rehabilitation Act of 1973
-The U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies
-Section 504 has provided opportunities for children and adults with disabilities in education, employment and various other settings. It allows for reasonable accommodations such as special study area and assistance as necessary for each student.
- Section 504 may also be enforced through private lawsuits -
America with disability act
-ADA for short
-helped people with disabilities
-defined as physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity -
Passage of Public Law 94.142
-now codified as IDEA -inorder to receive federal funds, states must develop and implement policies that assure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities -
Event 7: Major Accomplishments
- 1964: President Johnson passed the Disability Rights Act which ended the discrimination of disabled people in public as well as in the work place
- 1965: Medicare and Medicade were established to go along with Social Security for disabled people
- 1970: the world's first disability provision was passed with Section 504
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Important People
Theresa Ducharme – founded the disabled-rights advocacy group People in Equal Participation Inc. in 1981; the organization's chair for many years thereafter
-Judith Heumann – wheelchair user who co-founded the World Institute on Disability; served as its co-director from 1983 to 1993; became the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State
