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In April 1977, disability activists nationwide picketed or occupied the Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) offices to fight for the passage of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The largest and longest protest took place at the HEW offices…

The temperature had soared into the mid-90s on the south lawn of the White House as nearly 3,000 invited advocates and supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act gathered to witness the historic signing. These were members of what California…

The source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s

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.

Wells Fargo will have to spend between $5 million and $10 million to meet the short-term provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, according to Gail Abel, who is coordinating the bank's statewide compliance. Wells is probably better…

In May of 1946, Paul Ellis sponsored a day of fishing on a charter boat off of Point Dume for disabled veterans housed at the Birmingham Veteran's Administration Hospital in nearby Van Nuys, California. Here the vets pose with their catch after…

This image shows one of the 1968 "Chicago Special Olympics" Games held in Soldier Field. The 1968 Games brought around 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities together from 26 U.S. states and Canada.

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