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The help America Vote Act was passed on October 29, 2002. The Help America Vote Act made voting more accessable for people with disabilities in standard private voting booths instead of absentee ballots.
-Kenneth Birchler

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In 1988 students at Gallaudet University, the premier deaf university in the United States, protest for a week straight because of the lack of a deaf president in the schools history. After much nation wide attention the students were able to get what they wished for and I. King Jordan was elected president of the university.
-Kenneth Birchler

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In 1978 American Disabled for Public Transit was founded in Denver.  They first gained nation wide attention when they took a bus hostage and demanded public transport be wheelchair  accessable. They now have branches all over the United States.
-Kenneth Birchler

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Fred Fay founded the Boston Center for Independent Living, the Massachusetts Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, and of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities. He won the Henry B. Betts Award for outstanding achievement in civil rights for Americans with disabilities in 1997 for his work in disabilty rights. Like Justin Dart Jr. he played a major role in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
-Kenneth Birchler

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Justin Dart Jr. helped to found the  American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), he was also considered one of the most important figures in getting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 passed.  He was even sitting next to President Bush when he signed the act. He was born into a wealthy family in 1930 and contracted Polio in 1948. Not only was he an advocate for people with disabilities, but he also was a civil rights advocate as well.
-Kenneth Birchler

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In 2004, Chicago held its first Disability Pride Parade. Almost 2,000 people attended in an effort to change the way people think about and view individuals with disabilities. This was an event that was a great way for individuals to come together and celebrate while being free to be their "normal" selves.
-Sarah Petro

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American Association of People with Disabilities

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American Association of People with Disabilities

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In 1995, Paul Hearne created this association to give individuals with disabilities a bigger voice in society and on public issues. Prior to making this, Hearne had been a long-time leader in the community and had always had the goal of making an association like this one.
-Sarah Petro

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A deaf actress who graduated from Gallaudet College, Linda Bove landed a role as Linda the Librarian on the very popular TV show Sesame Street in 1976.
-Sarah Petro

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Up until 1974, police officers were allowed to arrest and put in jail individuals for simply appearing to have a disability, either physically or mentally. These individuals did not even have to have done anything wrong. Fortunately, the year of 1974 was when all of these laws were finally appealed.
-Sarah Petro

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The Special Olympics organization was founded in 1962 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver as a way to give individuals with disabilities a chance to train and compete in a variety of athletic events alongside other individuals similar to them. Then, the first international Special Olympics Games were held in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois where more than 1 million people competed in 23 different events. The creation of this organization gave individuals with disabilities a chance to interact with others similar to them both socially and competitively.
-Sarah Petro

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Children with Disabilities Brought into the Education System

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Children with Disabilities Brought into the Education System

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-Ariel Johnson

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Parallels in Time II: 1950-2005 - A Place to Learn

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Parallels In Time, a History of Developmental Disabilities

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"We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity not dignity and respect". -Stella Young

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"We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity not dignity and respect". -Stella Young

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-Ariel Johnson

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People with disabilities throughout American history have faced difficulties in getting work skills and finding jobs. Sometimes, people could only find work that exploited their physical differences. Such “freak shows” and circuses were popular from the 1840s to the 1960s. Despite discrimination, people with disabilities have worked in every field.

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People with disabilities throughout American history have faced difficulties in getting work skills and finding jobs. Sometimes, people could only find work that exploited their physical differences. Such “freak shows” and circuses were popular from the 1840s to the 1960s. Despite discrimination, people with disabilities have worked in every field.

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-Ariel Johnson

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Paralyzed due to polio at age 5, Joseph Rowe used his feet to paint pictures and build rockets in his garage. Although he dreamed of majoring in engineering or physics at UTA, a panel of deans told him that he was “too dangerous to allow in the science labs.” Rowe graduated from UTA in 1970 as the first business major with a 4.0 GPA.
-Ariel Johnson

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On Monday, March 12, 1990 disability rights activists descended on the U.S. Capitol demanding the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which would give equal rights to people with disabilities. The ADA was passed by the Senate the year before but as finding complications getting through the House of Representatives. Over 1,000 protesters came from 30 states to protest the Act’s delay.
-Ariel Johnson

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“What we did for civil rights in the ‘60s, we forgot to do for people with disabilities.”

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“What we did for civil rights in the ‘60s, we forgot to do for people with disabilities.”

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-Ariel Johnson