Disabled People In The 1960's
American citizens with disabilities began to join forces in the 1960’s. They all saw the same problem; disabled people were not treated equally. Disabled and non-disabled people nationwide began to band together for the common cause demanding equal treatment, equal access, and equal opportunity for all. Although this movement began in the 1960’s, nothing happened until 1990. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) expanded the freedoms and hopes of individuals with impairments through the use of laws preventing discrimination and new requirements in public places. It was not until the passing of this act into law that disabled people began to see equal treatment among everybody.
On July 26, 1990, another independence day was created. …show more content…
A person’s disability, no matter what it is, whether it be blindness, deafness, dwarfism, the inability to walk, or any other condition, it set him or her apart from everyone else (Gold, 2011). Society had their belief, or view on what was “normal” and many times superstitious or religious people believed disabilities were works of the Devil (Gold, 2011). This belief often led to people people believing disabled individuals were dangerous and sometimes they punished these men and women for being “associated” with the Devil because of their disability. These beliefs ruined the lives of disabled people, whether they were banished, tortured, or even killed. Disabled were wanted nowhere and sometimes their own families would leave them without a home since they couldn’t fit …show more content…
Congress found that some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more mental or physical disabilities, and this number is continuously growing (Jasper, 2008). They also found that nearly everyone of them faced discrimination because of their disability since it was “different” (Jasper, 2008). The discrimination happened everywhere, including private and public schools, public transportation, communication, health, and most other public services. When Congress saw all this, they began putting together the different titles that created the rules and regulations of the ADA in order to provide the disabled with a way to fight back against the
On July 26, 1990, another independence day was created. …show more content…
A person’s disability, no matter what it is, whether it be blindness, deafness, dwarfism, the inability to walk, or any other condition, it set him or her apart from everyone else (Gold, 2011). Society had their belief, or view on what was “normal” and many times superstitious or religious people believed disabilities were works of the Devil (Gold, 2011). This belief often led to people people believing disabled individuals were dangerous and sometimes they punished these men and women for being “associated” with the Devil because of their disability. These beliefs ruined the lives of disabled people, whether they were banished, tortured, or even killed. Disabled were wanted nowhere and sometimes their own families would leave them without a home since they couldn’t fit …show more content…
Congress found that some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more mental or physical disabilities, and this number is continuously growing (Jasper, 2008). They also found that nearly everyone of them faced discrimination because of their disability since it was “different” (Jasper, 2008). The discrimination happened everywhere, including private and public schools, public transportation, communication, health, and most other public services. When Congress saw all this, they began putting together the different titles that created the rules and regulations of the ADA in order to provide the disabled with a way to fight back against the