The American’s with Disabilities Act
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SummaryThe Americans with Disability Act provides the unique opportunity to enhance self-determination, choice, and greater freedom for all men, women, and children with disabilities in the United States. The most significant movement was the black civil rights movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s. After the civil rights movement, slowly African Americans were obtaining their rights by law, and slowly getting enforcements of these newly acquired civil rights. After this movement there were still a many people who were denied their basic civil rights, largely because they were denied their status as citizens. For all intents and purposes of this research, a large group of underrepresented people who were being denied their civil rights were the disabled; the mentally retarded, the people with varying degrees of developmental disabilities and physical handicaps that prevented them from being able to voice their opinions and allowed them to be continuously oppressed by the law.
Keywords: Civil Rights Act of 1964, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Keywords: Civil Rights Act of 1964, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Table of Contents- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a very important piece of legislation for this country.
- In 1961 President John F. Kennedy first established the President's panel on mental retardation.
- The 1973 Rehabilitation Act prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in programs receiving federal aid.
- The Americans with Disability act was a part of Bush's campaign pledge for the 1988 election.
- Title II of the Act, Public Entities, includes all aspects of the public transit system.
- In order to meet the ADA definition of disability, an individual must show his or her impairment substantially limits a major life activity.
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