4 2 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Rock ▁Island ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁chi rop ract ors ▁Category : American ▁an atom ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 ▁s no oker ▁season ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁s no oker ▁tournament s ▁played ▁between ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁out lines ▁the ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁ranking ▁and ▁the ▁inv it ational ▁events . ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁Calendar ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁▁ ▁This ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁was ▁published ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁World ▁S no oker ▁Championship , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁seed ing ▁purposes . ▁It ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁criteria ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁rank ings ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁season . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Season ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Season ▁ 1 9 7 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Americans ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁or ▁A DA ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁law ▁that ▁prohib its ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁dis ability . ▁It ▁aff ords ▁similar ▁prote ctions ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁to ▁Americans ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁as ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁which ▁made ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁race , ▁religion ,