Disability Movement of the 1970's

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  • Civil Rights Act

    Encourages people to look more closely at all types of segregation and oppression.

  • PARC vs. Pennxylvania

    Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children brought a case against the state of Pennsylvania stating that retarded children should not be excluded from receiving education. PARC won.

  • Willowbrook Broadcast

    Geraldo's Follow-up with original footage

  • Center for Independant Living Founded

    Exact date not found.

  • Mills vs. Board of Education

    Court rules that DC cannot exclude children with disabilities from receiving education

  • Social Security Amendments Create SSI

  • Rehabilitation Act

    Gives statutory definition to the descrimination against people with disabilities. Only outlaws descrimination by people wih federal funding.

  • Education for All Hanicapped Children Act

    Mandated free, appropriate education to children with handicaps.

  • Enforcement of Rehabilitation Act

    Amendments made to the Rehabilitation act that detail the impimentation to be used.

  • Federal funding for independant living

    First federal funding for independant living is set up.