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  2. Disability - Wikipedia

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    This is commonly seen as a disabled person being able to accomplish something despite their disability. The glorified supercrip narrative in which a disabled person is praised for succeeding at something even a non-disabled person would not be able to do. This narrative form is commonly used to talk about disabled Paralympic athletes.

  3. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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    People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...

  4. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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    The United Nations General Assembly adopted the 1971 Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons. followed by the Declaration of the Rights of Disabled Persons on 9 December 1975. 1981 was the International Year of Disabled Persons; an outcome of year was the World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons. The Year was ...

  5. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    Under 2010 revisions of Department of Justice regulations, newly constructed or altered swimming pools, wading pools, and spas must have an accessible means of entrance and exit to pools for disabled people. However, the requirement is conditioned on whether providing access through a fixed lift is "readily achievable".

  6. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    He was the first severely disabled person and the youngest person to fill that position. [3] 1977 – Rules were changed, so that service dogs were allowed on the U.S. Senate floor. [140] 1977 – The White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals drew 3,000 people with disabilities to discuss federal policy toward people with disabilities.

  7. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, services for disabled people varies by state and sometimes by location within a state. While Medicaid and Social Security income, both SSI and SSDI, are federally mandated, each state is responsible for administering these programs in their state, as part of their services and supports for disabled people. Each state ...

  8. The theme of the International Year of Disabled Persons was "Full Participation and Equality", defined as the right of persons with disabilities to take part fully in the life and development of their societies, enjoy living conditions equal to those of other citizens, and have an equal share in improved conditions resulting from socio-economic ...

  9. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1]

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