About

The disability rights movement is an intersectional social movement that began gaining ground in the late 1960s, at the height of the civil rights movement. It fights for both legal rights and civil liberties of disabled people and the end of social stigmatization of the disabled identity.

Goals
  • Gain and maintain legal protections of disabled people
  • Allow disabled people to exercise their rights as independent individuals
  • End social discrimination and stigmatization of disabled people