Era Presentation Thoughts

An interesting thing from the 50s era presentation that stuck out to me was the AOTA Award of Merit. The award was established in 1950 and Eva Otto Munzeheimer was the first person to receive it. The award is given to someone who represents the profession of occupational therapy on a global level. This was an interesting thing for me to learn about because I did not know this award even existed. It inspires me even more to learn, educate, and advocate for OT.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was something that I liked learning about from the 70s era. This act began the removal of discrimination towards individuals with disabilities in federally funded programs. This meant that individuals with disabilities were more able to enter the workplace and had better access to education. This is important to me because I believe all people should have the right to work and receive an education and ultimately, do the things of typical everyday life.

One last thing that stood out to me was from the 90s era presentation. I learned that publicly funded stadiums were not required to be handicapped accessible until 1990 from the ADA act. This is kind of crazy to me because professional sports had been popular for many decades before this and there have always been people who have disabilities. Going to professional sporting events is so much fun and it makes me sad that not everyone was able to enjoy the live action of them for so many years.

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