30 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Black Panthers, The Butterfly Brigade, and The United Farm Workers of America: Their Role in the Disability Rights Movement

Name: The Black Panthers, The Butterfly Brigade, and The United Farm Workers of America: Their Role in the Disability Rights Movement
Start: 2020-10-06T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2020-10-06T19:30:00-04:00

The Section 504 sit-in, a watershed moment for disability rights, is the longest occupation of a federal building in United States history. Its success was due to a broad coalition of civil rights organizations. Join us for this virtual event as we explore how African American, LGBTQ, and Latinx civil rights organizations were instrumental in the success of the sit-in. Paul Grossman, former Chief Regional Attorney for the Office for Civil Rights, will lead us through the backstory of this historic event in our nation's civil rights legacy.

Interested in learning more about the Disability Rights Movement before the event? Check out the film Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, which is available to stream on Netflix and for free on YouTube.

Click here to learn more about this event and our presenter, Paul Grossman, as we celebrate 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dial-In Information

This is a password protected event that will be held virtually via Zoom.

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Once registered, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and event password.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Virtual Event