DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
-Prior to 1900 people with disabilities had few rights
-seen by society as tragic and unfit for contributing to society
-often they were ridiculed or used for entertainment at circuses or exhibitions
“many were put in institutions or asylums
-after WWI and WWil growing awareness of mental illness, larger numbers of
physically disabled people
– Many disabled had served in war and were revered as veterans
peopel w disabilities cldnt
use public transportation
get acsesss
“people with disabilities couldn’t:
* ride public transportation
* get access to bulldings or stores
“read signs or might not hear what was on TV/radio
“go to regular school or find employment
DISABILITY RIGHTS
*disability right’s advocates participated in women’s rights movement and civil
rights movement protests
•similar tactics and goals to other movements:
• acceptance, challenging stereotypes, changing laws, equal opportunity
•progress in 1970s with Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Allowed for equal access, opportunity for employment
•other legislation guaranteed education for all handicapped children
landmark legislation- 1990 american’s w disabilities act
prohibiting discrimination offering help like entrance and ramps and stuff
all government places n court rooms shld have special entrances
20th century
push for equality
all marginalized groups continues to advocate for rights
more change than any other century
progress for wokan as well as other marginalized groups
still many barriers
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