1917 Smith Hughes Act -
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established the Federal-State Program in vocational education; created a Federal Board of
Vocational Education with the authority and responsibility for vocational rehabilitation of
disabled veterans.
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1918 Smith Sears Act -
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Authorized Federal Board for Vocational Education to organize and offer programs of
vocational rehabilitation for veterans with disabilities. Employment as a result of vocational
rehabilitation training had to be a feasible possibility.
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1920 Smith Fess Act -
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The civilian vocational rehabilitation [act] program. Counseling, training, prosthetic appliance
and job placement to physically disable from industrial injuries. Provided federal funds to
states on a 50-50 matching basis.
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1932 President FDR -
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tried to keep it a secret that he had polio
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1935 Social Security Act -
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established three types of federal provisions public assistance, social insurance and
health/welfare services; also established voc-rehab as a permanent program
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1936 Randolph Sheppard Act -
Answer✅
joblessness among the blind must be reduced through a robust program to assist blind
people in the establishment and operation of cafeteria, concessions, and vending businesses
on federal, state, municipal and potentially private property
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1938 Wagner O'Day Act -
Answer✅
Federal government will purchase items produced in Rehabilitation Workshops
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, 1943 Barden-Lafolette Act -
Answer✅
made substantial changes in the federal/state program of rehabilitation; broadened the
program's financial provisions, offered a comprehensive definition of vocational
rehabilitation, expanded services to include physical restoration, and each state had to
submit a written plan for approval by the federal agency as to how federal/state dollars
would be used; expansion of services included on a limited basis person who were mentally
handicapped and mentally ill; fostered separate agencies for general rehabilitation and
rehabilitation of person who were blind.
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1950-1967 -
Answer✅
Reign of Mary Switzer
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1954 Amendments-what did they do? -
Answer✅
reshaped the roles of the federal and state government in the rehabilitation program;
established the basis for a working relationship between public and private rehabilitation and
expanded the role of the state agency; established funding sources for (1) college and
university training of rehabilitation professionals; (2) improvement and remodeling of
rehabilitation facilities; and (3) research and demonstration grants; increased federal funding
to states (3 federal dollars for each 2 dollars from the state); increased services to persons
with mental retardation and mental illness through items (2) and (3) above, along with
agency expansion and improvement grants.
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1954-1965 -
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, "The Golden Years"
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1990 Americans with Disabilities Act -
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requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people
with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individuals in employment.
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1992 ADA Amendment -
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stressed respect for ind dignity, personal responsibility, self determination, and pursuit of
meaningful careers based on informed choice
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1998 ADA Amendment -
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purpose is to empower ind w/ disabilities to maximize employment, economic self-
sufficiency, independence and inclusion and integration into society
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2009 ADAAA Amendments -
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reiterate who is covered by the ADA civil rights protections. It revises the definition of
"disability" to more broadly encompass impairments that substantially limit a major life
activity. It also states that mitigating measures, including assisstive devices, auxiliary aids,
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