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Civil Rights for Americans with Disabilities Answers

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A reason Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded a day camp in 1962 was that

eugenics laws had been upheld by the Supreme Court.

the public had been unaware of President Roosevelt’s polio.

people with disabilities faced discrimination in employment.

children with disabilities had few places to participate in physical activities.

Which best describes Dorothea Dix’s efforts on behalf of people with disabilities?

She conceived of and promoted the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

She established camps for children with disabilities.

She called attention to inhumane treatment of the mentally ill.

She promoted the Social Security Act of 1935.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was intended to help people with disabilities by

improving education.

banning deinstitutionalization.

banning job discrimination.

improving eugenics.

Which best describes how people with disabilities were generally treated until about fifty years ago?

They were given little chance of living independently.

They were usually given sympathy and help.

They were encouraged to live independently.

They were left to look after themselves.

An overall goal of current disability-rights legislation is

normalization.

rehabilitation.

sterilization.

eugenics.

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

call attention to inhumane treatment.

help people feel accepted.

make people with disabilities normal.

select desired genetic traits.

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

the President’s Committee for the March of Dimes.

the President’s Committee for the Special Olympics.

the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.

the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

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