Issues such as social and attitudinal barriers were the real problems facing people with disabilities. The answers were to be found in changing and 'fixing' society, not people with disabilities. Most important, decisions must be made by the individual, not by the medical or rehabilitation professional. The Campus Accessibility Advisory Committee gives regular input to Physical Plant, including guidelines for what renovations should be undertaken. The director of Services for Students with Disabilities is consulted regularly by Physical Plant and Planning and Development for direction regarding projects needing attention.
Any individual request regarding accessibility concerns is investigated.
Disability began to be seen as a natural, not uncommon, experience in life, rather than a tragedy. From this base the movement has gone on to achieve many significant milestones. These have often come only after leaders in the movement took strong stands on specific issues. An early example of this sort of strong stand in the Disability Rights Movement was seen nearly 30 years ago in the United States. In 1972, the U.S. Congress passed a rehabilitation bill that independent living activists cheered.