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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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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 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
4

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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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.
6

An overall goal of current disability-rights legislation is

A
normalization.
B
rehabilitation.
C
sterilization.
D
eugenics.
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People who sought “normalization” for individuals with mental illnesses wanted to

A
call attention to inhumane treatment.
B
help people feel accepted.
C
make people with disabilities normal.
D
select desired genetic traits.
8

Which is an example of eugenics?

A
forced sterilization
B
public bathrooms
C
institutionalization
D
deinstitutionalization
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John F. Kennedy’s “President’s Panel on Mental Retardation” is known today as

A
the President’s Committee for the March of Dimes.
B
the President’s Committee for the Special Olympics.
C
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.
D
the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

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