The Disability Rights Movement is a social movement that seeks to protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities. It seeks to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to education, employment, healthcare, and other basic rights. The movement has been active since the 1970s and has made significant
The disability rights movement is a global social movement, which seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all disabled people. It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advocates, around the world working together with similar goals and demands, such as accessibility and safety in architecture, transportation, and the physical environment; equal opportunities in independent living, employment equity, education, and housing; and freedom from discrimination, abuse, neglect, and from other rights violations.