Federal Laws Supporting the Independent Living Paradigm |
| 1968 |
Architectural Barriers Act |
designed to eliminate architectural barriers in all federally owned
or leased buildings |
| 1970 |
Urban Mass Transit Act |
required that all new purchases of mass transit vehicles be lift equipped;
AFTA sought and won a court injunction barring implementation of the proposed
regulations |
| 1973 |
Rehabilitation Act |
Section 504 and related non-discrimination provisions in programs receiving
federal funds |
| 1975 |
Development Disabilities Bill of Rights Act |
Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies in each state were established |
| 1975 |
P.L.94-142, Education of All Handicapped Children Act
now Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
written to require a free, appropriate, integrated public education
for children with disabilities: "mainstreaming" children with disabilities
into regular classrooms |
| 1978 |
Rehabilitation Act amendments |
Title VII, Comprehensive Services for Independent Living, was created;
Part B funded creation operation of "centers" |
| 1983 |
Rehabilitation Act amendments |
mandated that each state operate a Client Assistance Project (CAP);
Title VII Part A funded to buy services for IL clients - a concept parallel
to the basic VR program |
| 1984 |
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act |
provides that all polling places must be accessible |
| 1985 |
Mental Illness Bill of Rights Act |
expanded P&As to cover mental illness |
| 1986 |
Rehabilitation Act amendments |
advocates fought for and won "consumer control" for Tittle VII Part
B center boards; supported work programs created and funded |
| 1988 |
Air Carrier Act |
designed to provide for equal access on private airlines |
| 1988 |
Civil Rights Restoration Act |
clarified that any organization or corporation receiving federal funds
may not discriminate in any of their programs |
| 1988 |
Fair Housing Act amendments |
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in housing
and creates universal design in new construction provision |
| 1990 |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
creates broad civil rights protections for people with disabilities
modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| 1991 |
Civil Rights Act |
allows for punitive damage in a civil suit for discrimination on the
basis of disability in employment; strengthens Title I of the ADA |
| 1992 |
Rehabilitation Act amendments |
dramatically restructures Title VII to set standards for CILs, to create
an independent statewide independent living council responsible for statewide
planning of center networks and independent living services, and establishes
direct funding for centers in states where state funding for center operations
is less than the federal allotment |
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