ADAPT: A Case Study

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- At the point when the ADA progressed toward becoming law, ADAPT changed its name to American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today. Since 1990, ADAPT has concentrated on pushing for individuals with incapacities to have in-home individual personal benefits as opposed to living in nursing homes. Today, ADAPT individuals everywhere throughout the United States still battle for the privileges of individuals with disabilties.
• Ed Roberts: In 1953, Ed Roberts ended up debilitated because of polio at fourteen years old. Polio influences every individual in an unexpected way. Ed could just move two fingers. At the point when Ed was more established, he figured out how to utilize his fingers to work a power wheelchair. Additionally, he utilized an iron lung and respirator machine to enable him to breathe.
- After Ed entered the college, more incapacitated students were permitted to go too. These students at that point began an impaired student association on campus. The students chipped away at projects, for example, making the campus more available, and preparing individuals to give the physical help the students required every day. The students figured out how to battle for their rights disabled individuals.
- In 1972, Ed helped the group of students to begin the main Center for Independent Living. The center was a radical way to deal with
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