Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary Timeline - Disability & Employment

The Rehabilitation Act

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9/26/1973

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 marks a major step forward in legislation impacting the employment of people with disabilities, extending and revising state Vocational Rehabilitation services and prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability by federally funded and assisted programs, federal employers and federal contractors.

Commuting to work, c. 1970. — Kaiser Permanente Historical Archives