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

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   1977 – The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act (AB 846), also known as the Lanterman Act, is a California law, initially proposed by Assemblymember Frank D. Lanterman in 1973 and passed in 1977, that gives people with developmental disabilities the right to services and supports that enable them to live a more independent and normal life ...

3. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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   Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Long title: An Act to replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities ...

5. Paralyzed Veterans of America Mourns the Loss of Former ... - AOL

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   Mansfield passed away during surgery yesterday at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. He was 71. "Gordon was a trailblazer for veterans and all people with disabilities," said Bill Lawson, U ...

6. Richard Pimentel - Wikipedia

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   Richard Pimentel. Richard Keith Pimentel (born c. 1948) [ 1][ 2][ 3] is an American disability rights advocate, trainer, and speaker who was a strong advocate for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He developed training materials aimed to help employers integrate persons with disabilities into the workplace.

7. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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   The United States has compensated military veterans for service-related injuries since the Revolutionary War, with the current indemnity model established near the end of World War I. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began to provide disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the 1980s after the diagnosis became ...

8. Paralyzed Veterans of America - Wikipedia

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   The Paralyzed Veterans of America was established in 1946 with the goal of serving the needs of disabled veterans. The organization was created to assist members, such as veterans of the armed forces living with spinal cord injuries or diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in living with increased independence and dignity.

9. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act - Wikipedia

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   The ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 seems to pick up where the Rehabilitation Act left off. Borrowing from the §504 definition of disabled person, and using the familiar three-pronged approach to eligibility (has a physical or mental impairment, a record of an impairment, or is regarded as having an impairment), the ADA applied ...