E30: Celebrating Disability and ADA’s 30th Anniversary

Disabled Girls Who Lift

In this episode, Marcia and Marybeth take the time to acknowledge the 30th birthday of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 504 Sit-In that led to it, and the foundation on which disabled people can now build lives that include a guarantee of the right to vote, gain an education, work, engage in commerce and marry. There of course is still a lot of work to do as this “guarantee” is only based on legality and not reality, but we have come a long way thanks to the many disability rights activists and changemakers of the United States.

Ableism is alive and well but communities like ours and conversations such as the ones you are having more frequently with your friends and colleagues is important now more than ever. We need to continue to fight and vote for access and equity. We need to make our voices heard, our stories shared and this time, from our perspective.

Mentioned:

Disability Visibility Project
ADA - Findings, Purpose, and History
DREDF - The History of the ADA
What is Disability Pride... And How to Display It
Disability Pride Toolkit and Resource Guide

Hosts for this episode: Marcia Darbouze (@thatdoc.marcia), Marybeth Baluyot (@merrbertt)

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