Timeline of Disability Rights

The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities was originally named something else. What year was it founded and what was it originally called?

• 1965, White Cane Awareness Day

• 1961, Panel of Mental Retardation

• 1864, White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals

• 1961, National Association of the Deaf

What happened after "Try Another Way" and what year did it occur?

• 1979, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

• 2020, 30th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

• 1977, White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals

• 2009, Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act

What year did the following happen: GAAD was established to reach out to creators of digital products (developers, designers or product innovators) and inspire them to make products accessible for all.

• 2014

• 1880

• 1968

• 2012

Which of the following happened in 1988?

• The Electric shock devices were used to interrupt self-injurious or aggressive behavior in autism and other developmental disabilities. FDA banned use as evidence of the device's effectiveness was weak.

• Fair Housing Act

• California Hosts First Youth Leadership Forum

• CT Senator Lowel P. Weicker, Jr. (1971-1989) advocated for disability rights and is widely regarded as the original "father" of the ADA.

Which of the following did NOT happen in 1975?

• Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

• Developmental Disability Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

• American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

• 504 Sit-In

What year was the Barden-Lafollette Act put into law?

• 1965

• 1943

• 1990

• 2020

What year in the timeline does President Abraham Lincoln appear?

• 1776

• 1864

• 1880

• 1991

What year, and which US President, funded the Special Olympics?

• 2004, George W. Bush

• 1961, John F. Kennedy

• 1936, Hillary Rodham Clinton

• 1985, Ronald Reagan