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References
All information was received from the link below
http://archive.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/fall_2005/fall_2005_lesson5_history.html -
The Beginning
During this time people with disabilities were considered pitiful, unfit, and unable people. -
The First Move
People with disabilities began to fight for the noticeability of disabilities as an part of identity that influences the experiences of an individual, not the person. -
Advancement in Technology
Government assistance began helping those with a disability. -
Presidental Advocate
Roosvelt had a disability though he was an advocate for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. He still operated under the notion that a disability was an abnormal, shameful condition, and should be medically cured or fixed. -
WWII Veterans Fight Again
The government was neglecting the veterans and did not assist them with the rehabilitation they needed. -
Joining Together
This Act found that the civil rights movement started to take off, they then decided to join with the minorities. -
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Marching for Success
They marched to congress and demanded to be included in the civil rights and the Rehabilitation Act -
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Passing the Act
The civil rights of people with disabilities were now protected by law! Equal Employment, Public Services, and Vocational Training were all offered to people with disabilities. -
Education
Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed to ensure that all students with disabilities were able to have an education. -
Lobby for the Rights
"In the 1980s, disability activists began to lobby for a consolidation of various pieces of legislation under one broad civil rights statute that would protect the rights of people with disabilities, much like the 1964 Civil Rights Act had achieved for Black Americans. " -
Renaming the Act
Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed to the IDEA -
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act was finally passed
