In March 1990, several demonstrations led by the disability rights group ADAPT served as an impetus to passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the ...
This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 1959, a teenage Kitty Cone was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. The ...
A Kansas City writer is making a film about the disability rights law that paved the way for the ADA
Activists participate in a Section 504 demonstration on April 5, 1977, in front of San Francisco City Hall. This demonstration, one of a number held around the country, occurred hours before activists ...
Thirty-five years ago, on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law — a watershed moment for civil rights in this country. For millions, it marked the beginning of a new era: ...
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