No Pity
Marilyn Hamilton went into the wheelchair manufacturing business and started selling this product.
The Quickie
This 1990 federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The "504 Sit-in" took place in this city.
San Francisco
This summer camp for people with disabilities was founded in the 1950s and was a "utopia" for the campers.
Camp Jened
For 250 years, deafness was commonplace on this island.
Martha's Vineyard
In 1935, President Roosevelt signed this into law to create a program of permanent assistance to disabled adults.
The Social Security Act
In 1988, deaf students at this university protested the presidential selection.
Gallaudet University
These two authors wrote "Count Us In."
Jason Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz
This model focuses on empowering people with disabilities to make their own choices and take responsibility for their own lives.
Independent Living Model
This 1975 federal law guaranteed an education for the nation's children with disabilities.
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (renamed to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
This University of California, Berkeley alum pioneered the disability-rights movement on campus and nationwide.
Ed Roberts
The success of the Physically Disabled Students’ Program (PDSP) at UC Berkeley in 1970 led to the creation of this parallel program for non-students in 1972.
The Center for Independent Living (CIL)
This oppressive symbol plays on fear and is loathed by people with disabilities.
The Poster Child
This 1973 federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity operated by recipients of federal funds.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This movement began in 1968 and was an import from Sweden.
Self-Advocacy
This concept aims to make products, environments, and services usable by as many people as possible.
Universal Design
This assistive technology is called a form of "genocide" by many deaf people.
The Cochlear Implant
On July 26, 1990, this President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law.
President George H.W. Bush
This disability rights leader founded the disability rights group known as Disabled in Action (DIA) in 1970.
Judy Heumann
This American physician gained international attention through his assistance in the suicides of more than 100 patients.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian