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From Dependency to Productivity

From Dependency to Productivity. A History of Services for Iowans with Disabilities. Before Statehood: 1600 to 1846. View of Disability Poor Laws Ben Franklin and the Quakers Early Special Schools Institutional Care. 1846-1920. Statehood for Iowa Iowa’s Special Schools

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From Dependency to Productivity

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  1. From Dependency to Productivity A History of Services for Iowans with Disabilities

  2. Before Statehood: 1600 to 1846 • View of Disability • Poor Laws • Ben Franklin and the Quakers • Early Special Schools • Institutional Care

  3. 1846-1920 • Statehood for Iowa • Iowa’s Special Schools • Hospitals for the Insane • Asylum for Feebleminded Children • County Homes

  4. 1920 to 1941 • Soldier’s Rehabilitation Act • Civilian Rehabilitation Act • Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation • Social Security Act

  5. World War II • Institutions and the draft • Labor Shortage • 1941: 190 closures 1943: 517 • 1941: 20,000 1943: 40,000 • Expansion of the Rehabilitation Act • New View of Disability

  6. 1945 to 1960 • Changes at the Special Schools • Area VR Offices • State Institutions • Social Security Acts

  7. 1960 to 1980 • Civil Rights Bill • Social Security Acts • Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Education for Handicapped Children Act • Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 • Sheltered Workshops • Group Homes

  8. 1980 to 2000 • Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act • IDEA • ADA • Rehabilitation Act of 1992 • Community Services • Workforce Investment Act of 1998 • Ticket to Work/Work Incentives of 1999

  9. 2000-2010 • Help America Vote Act • Higher Education Opportunity Act • ADA Amendments Act

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