https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb en-us 2023-04-05 14:21:24 UTC 2026-02-25 04:44:43 UTC hello@padlet.com reagan_gilbert https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545073426 Americans with disabilities in American were discriminated against for a long time before the fight started happening to change it. People with disabilities were seen as not able to do the same tasks as other normal Americans. ]]> 2023-04-05 14:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545073426 reagan_gilbert https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545076203 People who had mental illnesses, were blind or deaf, or were in things such as wheelchairs were considered disabled during this time. ]]> 2023-04-05 14:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545076203 reagan_gilbert https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545080343 The main group created during this time for this fight was DREDF, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund. This group worked to prohibit discrimination for people that were disabled. ]]> 2023-04-05 14:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545080343 reagan_gilbert https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545083410 A major victory disabled Americans had was the Americans with Disabilities Act. This stated that public spots and facilities had to become more compliant with modifications to make it easier for disabled to be there. ]]> 2023-04-05 14:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545083410 reagan_gilbert https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545087311 This image is a picture set back at the time during the Civil Rights Movement. It shows many disabled people gathered around to protest their rights to be as equal as everyone around them. ]]> 2023-04-05 14:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/reagan_gilbert/5h982mak9eoatppb/wish/2545087311