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The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) was, in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, a national consumer-led disability rights organization called, by nationally syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and others, "the handicapped lobby". Created, governed, and administered by individuals with disabilities —which made it a novelty at ...
1889 – Ugly laws were enacted in Denver, Colorado and Lincoln, Nebraska in 1889. 1894 – An ugly law was enacted in Columbus, Ohio in 1894. 1891 – An ugly law was enacted for the state of Pennsylvania in 1891. This law contained language applying to cognitive disability as well as physical disability.
American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1] American Council of the Blind (ACB) – represents a diverse range of groups within the blind community. American Diabetes Association (ADA) (1939) – educates the public about diabetes.
Eunice K. Fiorito, from a 1979 publication of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Eunice K. Fiorito (October 1, 1930 – November 22, 1999) was an American disability rights activist and social worker. She was president of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD).
Frank Bowe. Frank G. Bowe (March 29, 1947 – August 21, 2007) [1] was a deaf American disability studies academic who served as the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hofstra University. As a disability rights activist, author, and teacher, he accomplished a series of firsts for individuals ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , [ 1 ] which made discrimination based on race , religion , sex , national origin ...
The Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is a state agency of Connecticut providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Its headquarters are in Hartford. [2] According to its official Twitter description, "CT DDS serves more than 20,000 individuals [with] intellectual disability and ...
Disability. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325, ADAAA) is an Act of Congress, effective January 1, 2009, that amended the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and other disability nondiscrimination laws at the Federal level of the United States. [1]