Disability Legislation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1918 Smith Sears Act | 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. |
| 1920 Smith Fess Act | 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. |
| What yr was NRA founded? | 1925 |
| 1935 Social Security Act | established three types of federal provisions public assistance, social insurance and heallth/welfare services; also established voc-reh as a permanent program |
| 1936 Randolph Sheppard Act | 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 |
| 1938 Wagner O'Day Act | Federal government will purchase items produced in Rehabilitation Workshops |
| 1943 Barden-Lafolette Act | 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. |
| 1954-1965 | "The Golden Years" |
| 1954 Amendments-what did they do? | 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. |
| Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | Prohibits discrimination in hiring of persons with disabilities by federal agencies and federal contractors. |
| RA of 1973 Section 501 | focused on the federal government's hiring practices |
| RA of 1973 Section 502 | created the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB) to enforce standards set under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 |
| RA of 1973 Section 503 | prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of physical or mental handicap on the part of businesses with federal contract or their subcontractors |
| RA of 1973 Section 504 | prohibited discrimination on the basis of physical and mental handicaps in programs receiving federal funds; also established the Client Assistance Demonstration Projects (CAPS) to provide assistance in informing and advising clients and applicants of all available benefits under the Rehabilitation Act; emphasized priority of services for persons with the most severe handicap and the development of the Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan (IWRP); established by statute the Rehabilitation Services Administration. |
| 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act | requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individuals in employment. |
| 1992 ADA Amendment | stressed respect for ind dignity, personal responsibility, self determination, and pursuit of meaningful careers based on informed choice |
| 1998 ADA Amendment | purpose is to empower ind w/ diabilities to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence and inclusion and integration into society |
| 2009 ADAAA Amendments | 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 assistive devices, auxiliary aids, accommodations, medical therapies and supplies (other than eyeglasses and contact lenses) have no bearing in determining whether a disability qualifies under the law. Changes also clarify coverage of impairments that episodic or in remission when active, such as epilepsy or post traumatic stress disorder, that can substantially limit a major life activity. These amendements took effect January 1, 2009. |
| Family Medical Leave Act | 1993; Requires employers with 50 or more workers to grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year to allow workers to take time off to help care for a new baby or an ill family member without fear of losing their jobs. |
| Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act | 1994. It protects military members for weekend duty, 2-week training periods, short term assignments and war theater assignments |
| Workforce Investment Act | the federal government's effort to adapt workforce training system to current economic conditions--- provides states with block grant programs that target adult education, disadvantaged youth, and family literacy |
| The Ticket to Work & Workforce Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) | 1999--- increase individual choice in obtaining vocational and employment services; provide increased health care coverage for workers with a disability; and eliminate some of the disincentives to work. The law also created the Medicaid Buy-In program which enables certain individuals to receive Medicaid coverage by paying a premium. |
| Workers Compensation | A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefits to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment. |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996 | federal law that requires all health care settings to ensure privacy and security of patient information. Also requires health insurance to be accessible for working Americans and available when changing employment. |
| Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) | A 2008 Federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of genetic information gleaned from the individual or family members. |
| 1917 Smith Hughes Act | 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. |
| When was Veterans Bureau established? (VA) | 1921 |
| 1932 President FDR | tried to keep it a secret that he had polio |
| 1950-1967 | Reign of Mary Switzer |
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