Civil Rights for Americans with Disabilities

Question 1

Independent living facilities for people with disabilities are controlled by

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the people who live in the facilities.

Question 2

John F. Kennedy’s “President’s Panel on Mental Retardation” is known today as

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the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Question 3

Which best describes the history of the Special Olympics?

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver created a day camp for children with disabilities, which grew into an annual international competition.

Question 4

A piece of legislation passed shortly after World War I that helped persons with disabilities was

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the Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.

Question 5

Which is an example of eugenics?

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forced sterilization

Question 6

At the time President Kennedy took office, people with disabilities

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had limited access to phone booths and bathrooms.

Question 7

An overall goal of current disability-rights legislation is

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normalization.

Question 8

In 1990, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was replaced by

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the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

Question 9

Which family worked to help people with disabilities in the mid-1900s?

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the Kennedy family

Question 10

People who sought “normalization” for individuals with mental illnesses wanted to

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help people feel accepted.

Civil Rights for Americans with Disabilities Answers