Summary: The Disability Rights Movement

Words: 536
Pages: 3

Many years ago there weren’t many people that looked out for individuals that were born with or gained disabilities. They were treated poorly and looked down upon. A lot of the individuals were thrown into homes, out on the streets, abused, and many were even put into circuses. Now over the years they have started the disability rights movement. The Disability Rights Movement is the movement to gain equal opportunities and equal rights for people with disabilities. There are various things that many agencies and government funded companies assist with these movements. Throughout the years the government has cracked down on the way disabled individuals are treated within work places and have created various legislations to help detail specific …show more content…
These include qualified state and local public entities, private non-profit and for-profit entities, private and public schools that provide vocational rehabilitation or employment services, and employers. Vocational rehabilitation agencies have been labeled as the sole provider of services to SSI/SSDI benefits for many years. I don’t see where there should be a problem if a person that’s disabled would still like to work some and still keep their benefits I feel like they are obligated to. Conclusion Although Many years ago there weren’t many people that looked out for individuals that were born with or gained disabilities. Over the years they have started the disability rights movement. The Disability Rights Movement is the movement to help gain equal opportunities and equal rights for people with disabilities. There are various things that many agencies and government funded companies assist with these movements. The Ticket to Work Legislation and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are two legislations that interest me and I find that these two assist with the Disability Rights Movement the