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  2. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services. The Arc of the United States – A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ARC Association for Real Change (1976) – supports the providers of the individuals with learning ...

  3. List of disability rights activists - Wikipedia

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    Jamala al-Baidhani – created the Al-Tahadi Association for Disabled Females, the first group in Yemen devoted to helping girls with disabilities [4] Julia Bascom – autism rights activist and executive director of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network [5] Andrew Batavia – ADA regulations drafter, co-founder of AUTONOMY, Inc. [6] [7] [8]

  4. American Association of People with Disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Named for disability rights activist Paul G. Hearne, who served as director of the National Council on Disability, founded the first legal services office for the disabled, directed Just One Break Inc. from 1979 to 1989, and contributed to the drafting of the historic Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. [21]

  5. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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    People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...

  6. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Wikipedia

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    The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act extended Section 504's reach to the private sector, as well. Experts believe there would be no ADA had there not first been Section 504. After its success with Section 504, ACCD mounted projects to train individuals with disabilities about their new rights and to educate officials on their new ...

  7. ADAPT - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the decade, after protests and lawsuits, ADAPT finally saw bus lifts required by law as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. At that time, the group began looking for the next logical step in disability rights advocacy, while ensuring follow-through of transportation provisions in the ADA.