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History and significant legislation

History and significant legislation . 1917 Smith Hughes Act – estab federal vocational education – for dislocated industrial workers (during WWI) 1918 Soldier Rehabilitation Act for WWI vets 1920- Smith Fess vocational rehabilitation act – for civilians with physical disabilities

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History and significant legislation

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  1. History and significant legislation • 1917 Smith Hughes Act – estab federal vocational education – for dislocated industrial workers (during WWI) • 1918 Soldier Rehabilitation Act for WWI vets • 1920- Smith Fess vocational rehabilitation act – for civilians with physical disabilities • 1921 Veteran’s Bureau is estab is US govt. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  2. History and significant legislation-2 • 1921 FDR contracts polio • 1932 FDR is elected president • 1935 League of Physically Handicapped is organized • 1935 Social Security Act is passed – establ state-federal VR program as permanent (did not establish appropriation) Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  3. History and significant legislation-3 • 1943 Barden LaFollette Act – extends VR to indiv with mental retardation / mental illness; provides fed-state support for people with blindness. • 1950 parent groups (Elizabeth Boggs) and others (Gunnar Dybwad) organize advocacy groups to improve services for people with DD. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  4. History and significant legislation-4 • 1954 Voc Rehab Act Amendments • funding for colleges and universities for prep of rehab professionals • expanded services to person with MR and MI; • 1955 – Jonas Salk develops first successful polio vaccine • 1956 Social Security disability enacted for people over 50 • 1960 Social Security Disability expanded for people under 50 Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  5. History and significant legislation-5 • 1961 William Stokoe’s paper on Sign Language Structure legitimized American Sign Language and ushers in the movement of Deafness as Culture. • 1962 – Ed Roberts sues to gain admission to the University of California, same semester that James Meredith requires a lawsuit to become the first black person to attend the University of Mississippi. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  6. History and significant legislation-6 • 1964 – Civil Rights Act becomes law • 1965 Vocational Rehab amendments – estab commission on architectural barriers; deleted economic need as requirement for services; • 1968 amendments – increased federal share to 80% • 1968 - Judy Heumann organizes Disabled In Action (DIA) in New York City Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  7. History and significant legislation-7 • 1968- Mills v. Board of Education in DC decides that every school age child is entitled to a free public education regardless of the severity of the disability. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  8. History and significant legislation-8 • 1972 – appalling conditions at Willowbrook State School in NYC exposed on TV • demonstrations held in Wash DC by disability activists to protest Pres. Nixon’s veto of what will become the Rehab Act of 1973. • SSI program is created. • first Center for Ind.Living estab in Berkeley. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  9. History and significant legislation-9 • 1973 Rehabilitation Act – introduced the Individualized Plan (IWRP); • Established priority of services to persons with severe disabilities; • authd demon projects for 6 centers of Independent Living; • 501-504 – civil rights provisions – prohibited discrimination against and to provide access to person with disabilities in federally funded programs (and contractors). Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  10. History and significant legislation10 • 1974 First convention of People First – largest US org of and led by people with dev. Disabilities is held in Salem Oregon. • 1974 amendments – strengthened Randolph-Sheppard Act ; authd “White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals.” Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  11. History and significant legislation11 • 1975 – IDEA (94-142) is passed. • - Ed Roberts becomes director of the California Department of Rehabilitation • 1977 – following nationwide demonstrations by disability activists, HEW secretary Joseph Califano signs Section 504 regulations from the 1973 Rehab Act AND the Indiv the Dis Education Act passed in 1975. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  12. History and significant legislation12 • 1978 amendments – Estab IL services as part of fed-state VR program • VR services for Am Indians tribes living on federal and state reservations; • establ Natl Institute for Handicapped Research (later renamed NIDRR)Establ Rehab Research and Training Centers (RRTC), Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  13. History and significant legislation13 • 1979 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is founded in Madison, Wisconsin. • 1981 – International Year of Disable Persons (IYD) is designated by the United Nations. • 1986 - Rehab Services must be delivered by qualified personnel; added supported employment as a goal and provided funding for SE Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  14. History and significant legislation14 • 1988 – Gallaudet University uprising results in the first deaf president of the University, I. King Jordan; • 1990 – President George Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  15. History and significant legislation15 • 1992 – advanced consumer empowerment by increasing client choice of employment objectives, • Estab consumer controlled State Rehab Advisory Councils; • Estab presumption of eligibility that individuals could benefit from services unless agency could demonstrate otherwise Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  16. History and significant legislatio16 • 1998 – Workforce Investment Act – included Title VI – Rehab Act Amendments of 1998. • Enhanced collaborative relationship between consumer and counselor; increased consumer control so consumers could develop their own plans; • Promoted linkages to One-Stop Centers • Assist in transition planning for students with disabilities; Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

  17. History and significant legislatio17 • 1999 – Supreme Court Olmstead v. LC ruled that institutionalization is a form of discrimination prohibited by the ADA. • 1999 - Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) provided options for health care benefits for people with disabilities who work, and other work incentive programs. Cathy Chambless, Utah State University

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