Disability Rights & History Portfolio

    My name is Gavin Jackson, and this is my portfolio on my semester in my GSS Study, Disabibily Rights and History . This course was taught to assist my peers and I and give us an understanding of different disability laws. A few Examples of those are Section 504, ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act. With studying these I was able to dive into history of disabilities and how movements such as eugenics and rehabilitation shaped disability laws today along with the disability rights movement. Throughout the semester we had a total of 11 blogs which I will be sharing below to give an understanding of the questions asked to me, and my responses based off what I had learned. This course taught me a lot and I was able to come away with a really good understanding of disability laws. I hope you enjoy my work! Blog 1: Sit-Ins Question:  There were many sit-ins that occurred fighting for disability rights. Why was the sit-in led by Judy Heumann so successful, what did it accomplish?...