RHETOR 109 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Rehabilitation Act Of 1973
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Richard nixon and the disability rights movement: an unintended legacy. Congress passed bill authorizing funding for independent living center: concept of centers originated with disabled activists, later the independent living movement emerged. Nixon pocket vetoed bc (1) excessive federal interference (2) federal spending on social programs sharp criticism. Vetoes prodded young activists to form political alliance with traditionally competitive disability categories, nixon as their unifying target. 1973, nixon signed third version of the rehabilitation act: reduced amount authorized and omitted mandate for centers. Jimmy carter later signed legislation mandating independent living centers reluctantly after another half century of lobbying. Section 504 prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in federally funded programs and disabilities not lobbied for but included in the act. Only the national federation of the blind had a vigorous lobby and took a consistent civil rights approach to disability issues; stressed importance of. 504 sit in of april 1977: the disability rights movement comes of age.
