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A CHRONOLOGY OF THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
1930 - 1939
1932
- The Treaty of London standardizes American and English braille.
- Disabled American Veterans is chartered by Congress to represent
disabled veterans in their dealings with the federal government.
1933
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the first seriously physically disabled
person ever to be elected as a head of government, is sworn into office as
president of the United States. He continues his "splendid deception,"
choosing to minimize his disability in response to the ableism of the
electorate.
1935
- Congress passes and President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act,
establishing federal old-age benefits and grants to the states for
assistance to blind individuals and disabled children. The act also
extends the already existing vocational rehabilitation programs
established by earlier legislation.
- The League of the Physically Handicapped is formed in New York City to
protest discrimination against people with disabilities by federal relief
programs. The group organizes sit-ins, picket lines, and demonstrations,
and it travels to Washington, D.C., to protest and meet with officials of
the Roosevelt administration.
1936
- Passage of the Randolph Sheppard Act establishes a federal program for
employing blind vendors at stands in the lobbies of federal office
buildings.
1937
- Herbert A. Everest and Harry C. Jennings patent a design for a folding
wheelchair with an X-frame that can be packed into a car trunk. They found
Everest & Jennings (E & J), which eventually becomes the largest
manufacturer of wheelchair in the United States.
1938
- Passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act leads to an enormous increase
in the number of sheltered workshop program for blind workers. Although
intended to provide training and job opportunities for blind and visually
disabled workers, it often leads to exploitation of workers at sub-minimum
wages in poor conditions.
Disability Rights
Movements in the 1800s
Disability Rights
Movements in the 1900-1910
Disability Rights
Movements in the 1911-30
Disability Rights Movements in the
1930's
Disability Rights Movements in the 1940's
Disability Rights Movements in the
1950's
Disability Rights Movements in the 1960's
Disability Rights Movements in the 1970's
Disability Rights Movements in the
1980's
Disability Rights Movements in the 1990's
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