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Disability, Protest, and the 504

People in wheelchairs blocking path of bus, holding signs, "Buses are for Everyone."
Disability Rights Movement Protest for the Rehabilitation Act 1973, photographer Tom Olin
Year Start
1973
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Year End
1990

“I Can’t Even Get To The Back of the Bus” – Disability, 504 and the Power of Protest

This lesson investigates why and how people take action to make a difference. Building from an inquiry-based RAN chart, the lesson explores the context of the 1977 protests calling on the Federal Government to actually implement 504 access legislation. Featuring a variety of primary sources, including testimony of activist Ed Roberts.   

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