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People with Disabilities Movement

By Peter Hartnett

  • Judith Heumann is born

    Judith Heumann is born
    Judith went on to a pioneer in civil rights when it comes to the disabled. She staged the largest sit-in for civil rights in San Francisco, lasting 25 days this eventually swayed member Califano to support this legislation. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/144458.htm

  • Edward Verne Roberts

    Edward Verne Roberts
    Edward was a polio survivor and went to UC Berkeley. He organized a group of disabled students and got more indepence. http://disabilityrightsgalaxy.com/ed-roberts-disability-rights-activist/

  • US Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    US Rehabilitation Act of 1973
    Banned discrimination against anyone with disabilties. It also provides sevices to people with severe disabilities. http://spot.pcc.edu/~rjacobs/career/ada_and_the_rehab_act_of_1973.htm

  • Public Law 94-142 - Education of All Handicapped Children Act

    Public Law 94-142 - Education of All Handicapped Children Act
    Equality for disabled students
    Federal funds for states to help disabled students

  • American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities stages a 10-city sit-in

    American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities stages a 10-city sit-in
    Sit-ins take place all accross the country to push congress to enforce section 504, the world’s first disability civil rights provisions. http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/closerlook/000631.html

  • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
    broader protections for disabled workers
    Title I—Employment
    Title II—Public entities
    Title III—Public accommodations

  • What Successes have disabled people achived?

    What Successes have disabled people achived?
    The bigges sucess the disable community has seen over the past 4 decades has come when it comes to accessibility and safety, disabled peoples have been able to achieve self determination largely becasue of the push by its advocates. https://www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities

  • What Challenges do the Disabled Community still face?

    What Challenges do the Disabled Community still face?
    Public awareness of the civil rights movement for this population remains limited, many steryotypes about this population still exist. unfortunately no amout of money can really truely fix this problem. It has been burned in the american psyche that the disabled are inferior. We can only hope this will change in the years to come. https://www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities