1940- The National Federation of the Blind is formed in - TopicsExpress



          

1940- The National Federation of the Blind is formed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, by Jacobus Broek and other blind advocates. It advocates for “white cane laws” and input by blind people into programs for blind clients, among other reforms. Paul Strachan founds the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped as the nation’s first cross-disability, national political organization. It pushes for an end to job discrimination and lobbies for passage of legislation calling for a National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, among other initiatives.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:33:25 +0000

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