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- Collection: Disability History - Fall 2023
Veterans pose with their catch on the Malibu Pier, 1946In 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…
Bay Employers Troubled Over Disabilities ActBay Area employers expressed concern yesterday that the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act could hamper their flexibility in making personnel…
The article presents a discussion about handicapped people in the United States. In the past, most people have treated the handicapped people, like…
The 1990 "Capitol Crawl" Protest: Advocating for Accessibility at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.Disability activists a part of ADAPT abandon their wheelchairs and mobility devices and crawl up the steps of the United States Capitol Building,…
The Handicapped Win Demands - End H.E.W. OccupationIn April 1977, disability activists nationwide picketed or occupied the Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) offices to fight for the passage of…
Government Policy Toward Handicapped IndividualsThe 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…
A Compilation of the Developmental Disabilities Legislation, 1975: PL 91-517 as Amended by PL 94-103.Presented is a compilation of The Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act (P.L. 91-517) and its amendment, the…
Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Amendments of 1970, and BackgroundSummarizes provisions of P.L. 91-517, the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Amendments of 1970, which amended P.L.…
The Rolling Devils pose for a team photoThe Rolling Devils pose for a team photo c. 1947. By the spring of 1948, World War II paralyzed veterans played a game of wheelchair basketball at New…
Enforcing the Right to an "Appropriate" Education: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975Reports on the approval of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 in response to the widespread recognition of the right of…