Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992

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The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 were U.S. federal legislative updates that strengthened civil rights protections and expanded vocational rehabilitation and independent living services for people with disabilities.

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Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
aimedAt people with disabilities ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple equal opportunity for people with disabilities ⓘ
nondiscrimination on the basis of disability ⓘ
chronologicallyAfter Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
emphasized consumer involvement in rehabilitation planning ⓘ
employment outcomes for people with disabilities ⓘ
informed choice for individuals with disabilities in vocational rehabilitation ⓘ
expanded eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services ⓘ
scope of independent living services ⓘ
focusesOn expansion of independent living opportunities ⓘ
integration of people with disabilities into the community ⓘ
removal of barriers to employment for people with disabilities ⓘ
harmonizedWith Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
hasEffectOn civil rights protections under the Rehabilitation Act ⓘ
independent living programs ⓘ
vocational rehabilitation programs ⓘ
implementedBy Rehabilitation Services Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
influencedBy disability rights movement in the United States ⓘ
legalArea civil rights law ⓘ
disability law ⓘ
independent living services law ⓘ
vocational rehabilitation law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
partOf Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
policyType civil rights policy ⓘ
employment policy for people with disabilities ⓘ
social welfare policy ⓘ
purpose to expand independent living services for people with disabilities ⓘ
to expand vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities ⓘ
to strengthen civil rights protections for people with disabilities ⓘ
regulates delivery of independent living services funded by the federal government ⓘ
delivery of vocational rehabilitation services funded by the federal government ⓘ
relatedTo Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
independent living centers ⓘ
state vocational rehabilitation agencies ⓘ
strengthened enforcement mechanisms for disability-related civil rights ⓘ
nondiscrimination requirements for recipients of federal financial assistance ⓘ
targetPopulation individuals with mental disabilities ⓘ
individuals with physical disabilities ⓘ
individuals with sensory disabilities ⓘ
timePeriod early 1990s disability policy reforms in the United States ⓘ

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → amendedBy → Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 ⓘ