The road to disability rights has been a long one. One that started long before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was passed.
In celebration of 40 years of the National Organization on Disability, disability leaders, supporters and activists gathered in Washington, D.C last week to discuss the journey of the disability rights movement at NOD’s annual forum.
History of the Disability Rights Movement
Judy Heumann, a disability rights leader, said during the forum that the disability rights movement was really born between 1973 and 1977.
