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  2. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1975 – The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was founded in Washington, D.C.. It became the leading national cross-disability rights organization of the 1970s. [3] 1975 – The Association of Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) was founded by special education professionals in response to PARC v.

  4. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Disability rights movement - Wikipedia

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    The disability rights movement is a global [1] [2] [3] social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.. It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advocates, around the world working together with similar goals and demands, such as: accessibility and safety in architecture, transportation, and the ...

  6. Eunice K. Fiorito - Wikipedia

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    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).

  7. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - Wikipedia

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    Disability rights groups, especially the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD), [24] advocated to keep the regulations of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in place unchanged. Section 504 required another step before being implemented (and thus enforced), a signature from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

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