Important Events
In 1907, this law was passed to prohibit people with disabilities to have kids. 24 other states quickly followed suit.
Eugenic Sterilization
In what year were public schools given permission to educate children with significant developmental disabilities.
Bonus 200 pts: What was the name of the act?
1954
Brown v. Board of Education
Where was the first Lifetime Assistance home located?
BONUS 200 pts: Is the house still a functioning home?
Holly St, Brockport, NY
Yes! Holly St was turned into supportive apartments in 2010 and continues to serves those we support.
This act prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs conducted, funded, and ran by federal agencies.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
What year was the first disabled US president elected?
1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
True or False? In 2002, Lifetime ranked as one of the top four local agencies for directing funds toward programs and services.
True!
What law did President Barack Obama sign into legislation that replaced the term "mental retardation" with the term "intellectual disability"?
Rosa's Law - 2009
Louis Braille invented the raised point alphabet system for the blind, better known as braille, in what year?
1829
What year was LAICO industries founded?
Bonus 200pts: How many people started there?
1980
Bonus: 70 people
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this act establishing a program of permanent assistance for adults with disabilities.
Social Security Act
What year did the Capitol Crawl protest take place?
Bonus 200 pts: Who said "I don’t care if it takes all night, I will reach that mountain top!"
1990
Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins
What year did Lifetime expand throughout Monroe County?
1986
This act was passed to ensure access to employment and opportunities to become contributing members of society, however it only protected minorities and excluded people with disabilities.
The 1964 Civil Rights Act
The law that allowed police to arrest and jail people for being "disfigured" or having a disability, also known as the "Ugly Law", was repealed in what year?
1974
Who was LAICO's first contract with?
Sporting Dog Specialties, Inc.