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The Signing of the ADA
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…
Some Observations on Mental Defectiveness and Mental Retardation among Children
The source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s
Developmental disabilities services and facilities construction act of 1970. Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, second session ... June 9 and 10, 1970.
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.
Meeting Sunday's Deadline on Disabled Access
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…
Special Olympics Games 1968
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.
Don Lorence
This image expresses a disabled individual's daily life through a grocery store.