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The California State Legislature, as outlined in Government Code Section 4451, mandates accessibility standards for public buildings and facilities, emphasizing inclusivity for persons with disabilities. The scope of this legislation extends to…

A U.S. Bill that recounts the Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare. This piece mentions the topics discussed during these meetings and other bills coinciding with other Disability affects.

Summarizes provisions of P.L. 91-517, the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Amendments of 1970, which amended P.L. 88-164, the Mental Retardation Facilities and Construction Act of 1964, to assist States in developing a…

Is a researched account of a man who sued 139 wineries.

This image expresses a disabled individual's daily life through a grocery store.

Reports on the approval of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 in response to the widespread recognition of the right of handicapped children to an adequate education in the U.S. Evaluation of the Act's procedural system;…

The U.S. White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals met in Washington D.C., May 23-27, 1977. It was the first White House Conference devoted solely to the problems and potentials of handicapped people and it brought together the largest number…

Title I: Amendments to the General Provisions
Title II: Amendments Related to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Title III: Amendments Related to Research and Training
Title IV: Amendments Related to Services for Independent Living
Title V:…

How To Bring New Hope to the Mentally Retarded is one of the pamphlets given to the camp counselors at Camp Shriver in 1965 and one of many developed in the 1960s as a heightened public awareness of the mentally disabled was occurring.
From its…