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Why We Do What We Do: A Brief History of Disability Services

Why We Do What We Do: A Brief History of Disability Services. Lindsay E. Stokes Coordinator of Disability Services North Carolina Wesleyan College. Outline. History and Civil Right Timeline Video Discussion Questions. History and Civil Right Timeline. 1940s/1950s

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Why We Do What We Do: A Brief History of Disability Services

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  1. Why We Do What We Do: A Brief History of Disability Services Lindsay E. Stokes Coordinator of Disability Services North Carolina Wesleyan College

  2. Outline History and Civil Right Timeline Video Discussion Questions

  3. History and Civil Right Timeline • 1940s/1950s • Veterans returning from WWII and Korean War • 1963 • Ed Roberts seeks admission to U.C. Berkeley • 1964 • Civil Rights Act is passed • 1968 • Architectural Barriers Act passed • 1970 • Ed Roberts forms Rolling Quads

  4. History and Civil Right Timeline • 1971 • Ed Roberts and his associates established the Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Berkeley, CA • 1973 • Rehabilitation Act passes • 1976 • The Federal Communication Commission authorizes reserving Line 21 on television sets for closed captions • 1977 • Section 504 Sit-in and eventually the Signing of Section 504

  5. History and Civil Right Timeline • 1978 • American Disabled for Public Transit (ADAPT) was founded • Handicapping America by Frank Bowe is published • 1981 • The telecommunication for the Disabled Act passed • 1983 • ADAPT launches nationwide campaign for Accessible Transportation • 1988 • Gallaudet’s Deaf President Now (DPN) protest was held

  6. History and Civil Right Timeline • 1990 • Americans with Disabilities Act passes • 1993 • FCC requires decoding chip in all newly manufactured televisions • 2008 • ADA Amendments are passed

  7. VIDEO Lives Worth Living Trailer Disability Rights Movement

  8. Discussion Questions What aspect of the history would you like to learn more about? Of all the events discussed today, what event made the biggest impact on your view of our profession? Looking where the profession has been, where do you see it going in the next 15-20 years?

  9. QUESTIONS?

  10. Food for Thought “I think the future is the revolution that empowers every single human being on a custom basis. And I think it’s the next step for humanity because it’s necessary to move from the last stages of barbarism into a golden age of science and democracy. We’re not going to have science and democracy until each person is empowered to live their God-given potential and… that’s not going to happen by accident. It’s going to happen when we make it happen.” – Justin Dart

  11. References Information from the timeline was complied by Melanie Thornton, University of Arkansas CURRENTS

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