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The purpose of deinstitutionalization is to

A
release people with disabilities from institutions.
B
make people with disabilities comfortable in institutions.
C
close institutions intended to help people with disabilities.
D
create new institutions in which people with disabilities could live.
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Which best describes how people with disabilities were generally treated until about fifty years ago?

A
They were given little chance of living independently.
B
They were usually given sympathy and help.
C
They were encouraged to live independently.
D
They were left to look after themselves.
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Which is an example of eugenics?

A
forced sterilization
B
public bathrooms
C
institutionalization
D
deinstitutionalization
4

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

A
the Individuals with Disabilities Act.
B
the Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.
C
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.
D
the American School for the Deaf.
5

Which best describes the history of the Special Olympics?

A
Eunice Kennedy Shriver created a day camp for children with disabilities, which grew into an annual international competition.
B
After becoming president in 1961, President Kennedy pushed Congress to create the organization.
C
Dorothea Dix influenced the Massachusetts Legislature to create the organization.
D
Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the March of Dimes, which by 1962 had grown into an international competition.
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Independent living facilities for people with disabilities are controlled by

A
members of the eugenics movement.
B
members of the Kennedy family.
C
the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
D
the people who live in the facilities.
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At the time President Kennedy took office, people with disabilities

A
had limited access to phone booths and bathrooms.
B
were frequently ridiculed and locked away in institutions.
C
were subjected to eugenics laws in some states.
D
had achieved full equality with other Americans.
8

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

A
the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
B
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
C
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
D
the Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.
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A reason Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded a day camp in 1962 was that

A
eugenics laws had been upheld by the Supreme Court.
B
the public had been unaware of President Roosevelt’s polio.
C
people with disabilities faced discrimination in employment.
D
children with disabilities had few places to participate in physical activities.
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Which of these people was an early champion for people with mental illnesses?

A
Rosemary Kennedy
B
Dorothea Dix
C
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
D
John F. Kennedy

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