In the 1950s and 1960s, activists championed for people with disabilities.

In the 1950s and 1960s, disability rights activists increasingly called for people with disabilities to have more control over their lives and participate more fully in their communities. This goal is best described as greater independence. Better wages and voting rights were important civil rights issues, but they do not best capture the focus of this question.

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