Landmark Disability Legislation
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Test your knowledge on the pivotal laws and events that have shaped the landscape of disability rights in the United States. This quiz covers essential legislation affecting individuals with disabilities, from the early 20th century to modern laws.
Join us and learn about:
- Key federal laws like the Rehabilitation Act
- Influential figures in the disability rights movement
- Significant events that sparked change
Vocational services such as vocational guidance, training, occupational adjustment, prosthetics, and placement services for civilians with physical disabilities only were established as a result of which federal law?
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The Randall-Shepard Act of 1936 allowed for these individuals to be licensed to operate vending stands in Federal buildings.
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Which disability population did the Barden-LaFollette Act of 1943 expand services to on a limited basis?
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Which law created a Federal Board of Vocational Education to provide rehabilitation services to soldiers with disabilities?
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In 1945, this law decreed a week in October as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, which was changed to National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month in 1988.
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President Lincoln authorized this institution, formerly known as Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, to confer college degrees to deaf graduates in 1864.
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Which U.S. President originally vetoed the law that that is now known as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
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Which event is believed to have sparked the Independent Living Movement?
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This activist is often referred to as the "Godfather of the Americans with Disabilities Act."
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In 1975, this legislation declared that children with disabilities could not be excluded from public school on the basis of their disability.
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What is an Ugly Law?
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This 1999 law, commonly referred to as Ticket to Work, allows persons needing health care to work and not lose medical benefits.
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Which Supreme Court decision extended ADA protections to state prison inmates?
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The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 broadened the definition of disability by requiring:
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In Bragdon v. Abbott (1998) what did the Supreme Court declare to be a major life activity under the ADA?
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