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Disability Rights Movement
In 1945, after World War II ended, the Disability Rights Movement began. People started doing protests and movements for people with disabilities. These movements fought to get rights for U.S. citizens with physical, sensory, or psychological disabilities that affect their daily activities -
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Disabled Rights
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Fair Housing Act
In 1968, The Fair Housing Act was passed. The Fair Housing Act of prohibited discrimination against disabled individuals with respect to the sale or rental of a house. Anyone with disabilities were allowed to rent or buy a house. -
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act
The Disablitly Rights Movement sparked many acts to be passed to prevent discrimination against people with disablilites. In 1975 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed.This act ensured that all disabled children would get a free and public education -
Americans With Disabilities Act
The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into affect on July 26,1992. The ADA prohibited discrimination against individuals in empolyment, public services, and public accomodations. Since its passage in 1990, the ADA has helped to bring about a change in attitudes toward individuals with disabilities -
The New Freedom Intitiative
On February 1, 2001, President George W. Bush announced the New Freedom Initiative. This initiative was designed to ensure that people with disablitlies were able to participate in their communities fully and equally. It increased access to technololgy, improved educatational oppurtunites and integrates people with disablilites into the work force
