Civil Rights Movement for Disabled Americans - Lesson Plan by Shaka Sharofov

Main Inspiration

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Helen Keller was both deaf and blind yet still managed to get a Bachelor´s Degree

Discrimination

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Back then disabled people were discriminated against because they were thought of as not being able to work and people wanted to protest against that

Rehabilitation Act

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The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors

IDEA

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children

ADA

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Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications

Education

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Disabled children often did not get the same education as normal kids.

Picture of Helen Keller

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Handicap Spot

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