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American politicians with a disability. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American politicians . It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Name Party (most recent) Office(s) Notes Roseane Cavalcante de Freitas: Avante: Federal Deputy for Alagoas (2011–2014), (2016–2018) Poliomyelitis Mara Gabrilli: Social Democratic Party: Senator for São Paulo (2019–current) Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2011–2019) Tetraplegic due to a car accident Paulo Ganime: New Party
Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021
Supreme Court rulings in 2014 and 2017 allowed courts to consider IQ score ranges that are close to 70 along with other evidence of intellectual disability, such as testimony of "adaptive deficits."
“And so, we always like to see people here at the office, but we certainly understand if they want to go to one of the other places for their own convenience.” Handicapped spaces are a very ...
The U.S DOJ Civil Rights Division phrases the right to access to the polls, as well as the right to register to vote, in these terms: "(the ADA) safeguards the voting rights of a person with a disability." [8] Though the ADA is wide-ranging in scope, it has had many lasting effects on the suffrage of disabled Americans.
Heumann was a lifelong civil rights advocate for people with disabilities. [4] Her work with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits, and various other disability interest groups significantly contributed to the development of human rights legislation and policies benefiting children and adults with disabilities.
Pages in category "American people with disabilities" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .