United Handicapped Federation
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The United Handicapped Federation (UHF) was a non-profit group involved in the support and advocacy of people with disabilities. During the period of their activity, they helped to ensure equal treatment of individuals with disabilities both in the courts as well as the public sphere. They brought awareness to issues that were glossed over and invisible to the public eye as well as providing services and aid to their community.
The United Handicapped Federation was a local group created in September 1974, in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It primarily defended areas such as transportation, housing, employment, and constructive barriers. People with disabilities were becoming more inclined to creating power by the behavior of others with disabilities, thus bringing forth thinking in the terms of citizenship and rights.[1] An increasing number of disabled people began to question their place in America which helped fuel the UHF to bring forth passion towards disability culture, politics, and growth. The UHF later disbanded in the mid-1990s, after accomplishing a significant amount of reform for people with disabilities.[citation needed]