“People with disabilities have abilities too and that is what this course is all about, making sure those abilities blossom and shine so that all the dreams you have can come true” - Mary McAleese. This quote connects with the Disability Act because they both explain that even though a person may have a disability the still have abilities like everyone else. The Disability Act is a very important act in U.S history because of what it states, the history of the act, and the challenges faced. There are many different parts to the Disabilities Act and one of the parts is equality. The Disability Act makes sure that everyone has full access to every aspect in ones life. The Disability Act removes people that deny people with a disability “Americans”).
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A person who has someone in there who has a disability is usually going to be the people who find help for the cause. Also many of these people were the first activists to create the Disability Act (“Disability”). President George H. W. Bush was the first president to think about creating the Disabilities Act (“Americans”). Gini Laurie is know as the “Grandmother of Independent Living” because she is the creator of the Rehabilitation Gazette: International Journal of Independent Living by and for Persons with a Disability this organization provided resources for the movement until 2003. The League for the Physically Handicapped was the first citizen activist group formed to help the Disability Act created in New York in 1935 (“Disability”).
With the Disabilities Act there were many shocking facts associated with it. In 1940 and 1950 there were 500,000 cases of the polio epidemic found. The Disability Act took about a decade to create (Trieglaff and Labiak). The Disability Act was a landmark to the civil rights legislation (“Americans”). In 2015 the Disability Act celebrated its 25 year anniversary. When the veterans from World War 1 returned from war people with disabilities started to get noticed (Trieglaff and Labiak). Employers with 15 or more employers are complied with the Disabilities Act …show more content…
It costs a lot of money because there are so many parks that need work. In Chicago there are 591 parks, 144 gymnasiums, 71 fitness center, 10 ice rinks, 17 golf courses, and these are all disability accessible (Trieglaff and Labiak). Many people think that to accommodate people with disabilities can be costly, but the Disabilities Act has proved this controversial (“Americans”). In Chicago 230 of the 591 parks are old and are now needing work. Field houses and fitness centers are substantially more accessible to people with disabilities then they were 20 years ago, but there is still work ahead (Trieglaff and
A person who has someone in there who has a disability is usually going to be the people who find help for the cause. Also many of these people were the first activists to create the Disability Act (“Disability”). President George H. W. Bush was the first president to think about creating the Disabilities Act (“Americans”). Gini Laurie is know as the “Grandmother of Independent Living” because she is the creator of the Rehabilitation Gazette: International Journal of Independent Living by and for Persons with a Disability this organization provided resources for the movement until 2003. The League for the Physically Handicapped was the first citizen activist group formed to help the Disability Act created in New York in 1935 (“Disability”).
With the Disabilities Act there were many shocking facts associated with it. In 1940 and 1950 there were 500,000 cases of the polio epidemic found. The Disability Act took about a decade to create (Trieglaff and Labiak). The Disability Act was a landmark to the civil rights legislation (“Americans”). In 2015 the Disability Act celebrated its 25 year anniversary. When the veterans from World War 1 returned from war people with disabilities started to get noticed (Trieglaff and Labiak). Employers with 15 or more employers are complied with the Disabilities Act …show more content…
It costs a lot of money because there are so many parks that need work. In Chicago there are 591 parks, 144 gymnasiums, 71 fitness center, 10 ice rinks, 17 golf courses, and these are all disability accessible (Trieglaff and Labiak). Many people think that to accommodate people with disabilities can be costly, but the Disabilities Act has proved this controversial (“Americans”). In Chicago 230 of the 591 parks are old and are now needing work. Field houses and fitness centers are substantially more accessible to people with disabilities then they were 20 years ago, but there is still work ahead (Trieglaff and