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The Persons With Disability Movements In The Late 1980s And 1990s

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There were lots of movements carried out for and by the people with disabilities to obtain their rights. Several factors were involved in the rise of disability movements in the late 1980s and 1990s. The passing of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, in 1995 owes much more to international pressure than to lobbying and protests by disability rights groups. More groups were formed by disabled activist for claiming their legal and social rights by adopting legal approaches, in which globalization had important role of providing larger international influences, support of local NGO’s and fast information through web. The Persons with Disability (PWD) Act 1995 has been the most convenient
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