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Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021
Disabled people were no longer to be locked away in custodial institutions without treatment or education. [3] 1971 – The Mental Patients' Liberation Project was initiated in New York City. [3] 1971 – The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was amended to bring people with disabilities (other than blindness) into the sheltered workshop system. [3]
Ralph C. Colley Jr. (May 13, 1944 – January 30, 2021), known as Chad Colley, was an American para-alpine skier, army officer and advocate for disabled Americans. He represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Paralympics held in Tignes and Albertville, France.
Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann (/ ˈ h j uː m ə n /; [2] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". [3]
But the widely discussed issue of veteran unemployment often fails to acknowledge the plight of disabled veterans. Because of better medical care, more post 9/11 veterans are returning to the U.S ...
In the summer of 2017, the Veterans Retreat hosted over 56 combat injured veterans. Travis also was featured in a 2022 documentary on HBO Max, titled "Hi I'm Travis Mills". In November of 2023, Travis published his second book titled Bounce Back, 12 Warrior Principles to Reclaim & Recalibrate Your Life.
My legislation, the Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act, will require the VA to provide a veteran with mental healthcare within five days if they have a 50% or more ...
The nearly 400-acre campus was donated by deed to the VA in 1887 as a “soldiers home” for disabled volunteer service members. By the 1920s, 4,000 veterans were housed on the property.