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2. Disability treatments in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Disability Rights Movement became increasingly popular in the 19th century and as a result pressure on the government to support employment and rights for people with disabilities. The government responded to this by creating laws to support disabled citizens and to help develop treatments.

3. Medicare has a new pilot program to help people with dementia ...

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   Medicare generally doesn’t offer much to assist the 6.9 million Americans over age 65 with dementia or their 11.5 million unpaid family caregivers.But a new pilot program called the GUIDE Model ...

4. Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

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   The Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act is a US law providing federal funds to Councils on Developmental Disabilities, Protection and Advocacy Systems, as well as University Centers. [1]

5. 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 ...

6. Federal government increases grants for disabled - AOL

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   On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama administration has announced $2.25 billion in federal grants to help disabled Americans move from hospitals and nursing ...

7. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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   American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.