1. The American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) publishes American Standard Specifications for making building accessible to and usable by, the physically handicapped. a) 1923 b) 1952 c) 1961 d) 1978
2. Sir Frances Galton in England coins the term eugenics to describe his pseudo-science of “improving the stock of humanity.” The Eugenics movement, taken by Americans, leads to passage in the United States of laws to prevent people with various disabilities from moving to this country, marrying, or having children. a) 1927 b) 1883 c) 1933 d) 1960
3. Herbert A. Everest and Harry C. Jennings patent a design for a folding wheelchair with an X-frame that can be packed into a car trunk. a) 1954 b) 1937 c) 1919 d) 1980
4. Passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 marks the greatest achievement of the disability rights movement. The act-particularly Title V, Section 504 for the first time confronts discrimination against people with disabilities. Section 504 prohibits programs receiving federal funds from discriminating against "otherwise qualified handicapped" individuals. Litigation arising out of 504 will generate such central disability rights concepts as 'reasonable accommodation', 'reasonable modification' and 'undue burden'. a) 1948 b) 1967 c) 1973 d) 1980
5. The American School for the Deaf is founded in Hartford Connecticut. a) 1980 b) 1817 c) 1932 d) 1913
6. The Fair Housing Amendments Act adds people with disabilities to those groups protected by federal fair housing legislation, and it establishes minimum standards of adaptability for newly constructed multiple-dwelling housing. a)1950 b) 1975 c) 1988 d) 1993
7. Henry H. Goddard publishes The Kadikak Family the bestseller purporting to link disability with immorality and alleging that both are tied to genetics. It advances the agenda of the eugenics movement, which in pamphlets such as "the Threat of the Feeble Minded", creates a climate of hysteria allowing for massive human rights abuses of people with disabilities, including institutionalization and forced sterilization. a) 1897 b) 1912 c) 1930 d) 1953
8. Congress passes the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act, declaring it a "national policy that elderly and handicapped persons have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services." a) 1923 b) 1949 c) 1965 d) 1970
9. The Enabling Act giving Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind the authority to confer college degrees is signed by President Lincoln making it the first college in the world expressly established for people with disabilities. a) 1864 b) 1900 c) 1948 d) 1925
10. The Civil Rights Act is passed, outlawing discrimination on the basis of race in public accommodations and employment, as well as in federally assisted programs. a) 1949 b) 1964 c) 1972 d) 1980
11. The final federal appeals court ruling in Holland v. Sacramento City Unified School District affirms the right of disabled children to attend public school classes with non-disabled children. a) 1965 b) 1973 c) 1998 d) 1993
12. The Baby Jane Doe case, like the earlier Bloomington Baby Doe cases, involves an infant being denied needed medical care because of her disability. The case results in litigation argued before the U. S. Supreme Court and passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments. a) 1925 b) 1984 c) 1937 d) 1969
13. The Perkins School for the Blind in Boston admits its first two students. a) 1930 b) 1832 c) 1945 d) 1913
14. The U. S. Supreme court, in Buck v. Bell, rules that the forced sterilization of people with disabilities is not a violation of their constitutional rights. The decision removes the last restraints for eugenicists; advocating that people with disabilities be prohibited from having children. By the 1970's, some 60,000 disabled people are sterilized without consent. a) 1947 b) 1912 c) 1927 d) 1935
15. The Air Carrier Access Act is passed, prohibiting airlines from refusing to serve people simply because they are disabled and from charging them more for airfare than non-disabled travelers. a) 1967 b) 1991 c) 1978 d) 1986
16. The first Paralympic Games are held in Rome Italy. a) 1972 b) 1986 c) 1996 d) 1960
17. President Harry Truman signs Public Law 176, a joint congressional resolution calling for the creation of an annual National Employ the Handicapped Week. a) 1960 b) 1938 c) 1945 d) 1957
18. The first wheelchair patent is registered with the U. S. Patent Office. a) 1900 b) 1928 c) 1869 d) 1937
19. The Americans with Disabilities Act is signed by President George Bush on July 26 in a ceremony on the White House lawn. The law is the most sweeping disability rights legislation in history, for the first time bringing "full legal citizenship to Americans with disabilities. It mandates that local, state and federal governments and programs be accessible, that businesses, with more than 15 employees make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers, that public accommodations such as restaurants and stores make "reasonable modifications" to ensure access for disabled members of the public. The Act also mandates access in public transportation, communication, and in other areas of public life. a) 1964 b) 1990 c) 1973 d) 1986
20. The Architectural Barriers Act is passed, mandating that federally constructed buildings and facilities be accessible to people with physical disabilities. a) 1948 b) 1972 c) 1968 d) 1939
21. The U. S. Court of appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Lloyd v. Regional Transportation Authority, rules that individuals have a right to sue under Section 504 of the Rehab Act and that public transit authorities must provide accessible service. a) 1977 b) 1963 c) 1980 d) 1993
22. The League of the Physically Handicapped is formed in New York City to protest discrimination against people with disabilities by federal relief programs. The group organizes sit-ins, picket lines, and demonstrations, and it travels to Washington, D. C. to protest and meet with officials. a) 1919 b) 1949 c) 1956 d) 1935
23. The first Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament is held in Galesburg, Illinois. a) 1975 b) 1960 c) 1949 d) 1970
24. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act is passed establishing the right of children with disabilities to a public school education in an integrated environment. The act is a cornerstone of federal disability rights legislation. In the next two decades, millions of disabled children will be educated under its provisions radically changing the lives of people in the disability community. (The law was later renamed IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) a) 1960 b) 1975 c) 1983 d) 1987
25. The U. S. Supreme Court, in Southeastern Community College v. Davis, rules that under Section 504, programs receiving federal funds must make "reasonable modifications" to enable the participation of otherwise qualified disabled individuals. a) 1953 b) 1967 c) 1979 d) 1985