People with Disabilities Movement

Event 2. Edward Verne Roberts fights to get support from UC Berkeley in 1962

Apr 8, 1962

https://bit.ly/2K3L6oN Ed contracted polio when he was 14 and since then he has been paralyzed from the neck down not including a couple fingers and toes and has been in a wheelchair almost all of his life. He was the first student accepted to UC Berkeley that had to rely on a wheelchair. The college didn’t accommodate for Ed and he had to fight to get help from the school and advocate for the rights of disabled people

Event 3: American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD)

Apr 30, 1970

The ACCD organized the 10-city "sit in" in 1977 when Carter's Administration stalled on passing Section 504 on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. https://ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/1997/equality.htm

Event 4. U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including Section 504

Apr 9, 1973

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a law that protects people from discrimination based on their disability. A child has equal access to education. It was caused by the sit-in at the San Francisco Office of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The act is still in use today.

Event 5: Passage of Public Law 94.142

1975

When passed, the law allowed for free education for children with disabilities. Four specific sections of the law were the way children with disabilities were identified and educated, evaluate the success of educating these children, provide protections for these children and their families, and enabled states to give incentives to schools when they educated these children. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/index_pg10.html

Event 1: Major Leader: Edward Verne Roberts (Opening of WID)

1981

Ed Roberts was diagnosed with Polio at 14. Ed and his parents fought for his right to go to school with other children. After he graduated, he decided that he wanted to go to Berkley. Berkely did not want Ed to join their students, but again, Ed fought and won. He made a Disabled Student Organization on campus which led to him opening the First Center of Independent Living and started the World Institute on Disability. https://bit.ly/2qVn5aJ

Event 6: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Apr 10, 1990

https://bit.ly/1UnnJmB The Americans with Disabilities act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It was caused by the Capitol Crawl. The ADA has had great effects on the people with disabilities.

Event 8: Describe in detail at least two problems or goals they continue to fight for today.

Mar 28, 2018

https://bit.ly/1P1eYjO Although there are laws that have fixed problems in big cities, there is still problems in smaller towns. (little transportation, few curb cuts, few interpreters) There is also little the support needed to contribute to society, live with dignity, and achieve a high quality of life.”

Event 7: Three biggest Accomplishments

May 1, 2018

Passing Law 94-142 allowing children with disabilities free education. Passing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 including section 504 with ends discrimination again disabled people. Passing of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which is a comprehensive civil rights law ending discrimination in workplaces, accommodations, telecommunications, etc.