League of the Physically Handicapped

The League of the Physically Handicapped in New York City was formed in May 1935 to protest discrimination by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).[1] The Home Relief Bureau of New York City stamped applications by handicapped applicants with "PH" which stood for "physically handicapped". Marked as "unemployable" disabled people were denied access to WPA-created jobs.[2] Members of the League held a sit-in at the Home Relief Bureau for nine days and a weekend sit-in at the WPA headquarters in June 1935.[3] These actions eventually led to the creation of 1,500 jobs for disabled workers in New York City in 1936.[4][5][6] The league had dissolved by 1938.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Longmore, PK; Goldberger, David (December 2000). "The League of the Physically Handicapped and the Great Depression: A Case Study in the New Disability History". The Journal of American History. 87 (3): 888–922. doi:10.2307/2675276.
  2. 1 2 Rosenthal, Keith. "Pioneers in the fight for disability rights The League of the Physically Handicapped". International Socialist Review. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "PLEA BY DISABLED PUT TO WPA CHIEF; New York Group, Camping in Washington, Will Consult Williams Again Today". August 17, 1937. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Fleischer,, Doris Zames; Zames, Frieda (2001). The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 906. ISBN 1439907447.
  5. ↑ "Disability History Timeline". Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Independent Living Management. Temple University. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Longmore, PK (January 2000). "Disability Policy and Politics: Considering Consumer Influence". Journal of Disability Policy Studies. 11 (1): 36–44.


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