It’s important to note that the disability rights movement is primarily focused on the collective human, civil, social, and legal rights for people with disabilities, in comparison to the disability movement advocating for more inclusive cultures and environments and seeking direct assistance (see  Public Attitude Toward Disability node for more explanation). 

Disability Rights Movement vs. Disability Movement 

There are several different federal, state, and/or local organizations both associated and not politically associated with the Disability Rights Movement: 
   - National Federation of the Blind 
   - Disabled American Veterans 
   - National Association of the Deaf 
   - Disability Rights Center 
   - Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund 

Subgroups of Disability Rights Movement

Encompasses those who have or who advocate for mental, physical, intellectual disabilities. Have had various successes (i.e. ADA in 1990) and continue to seek more adequate rights.  

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The disabled people’s movement was created in reference to people being disabled not because of functionality, but rather because of societal, institutional, and structural barriers that have limited the ability to fully participate in certain activities, settings, events, etc.  

Important Movements within the Social Model of Disability

Scotch, Richard K. (1989). Politics and Policy in the History of the Disability Rights Movement. The Milbank Quarterly. Vol. 67, Supplement 2 (Part 2). 

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