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The California Council of the Blind founded.

1934

The Story of Disability Justice
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The council is organized by Jacobus tenBroek, a person living with a visual disability, and Dr. Newel Perry. In 1940, it will go on to become the National Federation of the Blind.

The California Council of the Blind is important within the evolution of disability rights and disability justice as a federation for blind people run by blind people. The use of "of the blind" rather than "for the blind" marks a significant shift in how disability organizations are structured.