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Speech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation Group

Speech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation Group and given to Mary Hammerbacher (Manner) as a counselor at Camp…

The 1990 "Capitol Crawl" Protest: Advocating for Accessibility at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Disability activists a part of ADAPT abandon their wheelchairs and mobility devices and crawl up the steps of the United States Capitol Building,…

The Handicapped Win Demands - End H.E.W. Occupation

In April 1977, disability activists nationwide picketed or occupied the Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) offices to fight for the passage of…

The Rolling Devils pose for a team photo

The Rolling Devils pose for a team photo c. 1947. By the spring of 1948, World War II paralyzed veterans played a game of wheelchair basketball at New…

The Signing of the ADA

The temperature had soared into the mid-90s on the south lawn of the White House as nearly 3,000 invited advocates and supporters of the Americans…

Veterans pose with their catch on the Malibu Pier, 1946

In May of 1946, Paul Ellis sponsored a day of fishing on a charter boat off of Point Dume for disabled veterans housed at the Birmingham Veteran's…

Woman in Wheel Chair Sues to Become Teacher

Judith "Judy" Heumann first drew national attention with her fight to become a New York City teacher. She founded Disabled in Action and sued the New…