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People take part in the first annual Disability Pride Parade in New York City.
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When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed in July 1990, it brought a multitude of changes that would greatly improve the lives of millions of people.
However, the fight for accessibility was never just about ramps and subtitles or equal pay, but also about human dignity and the right to live free from discrimination.
We invited three supporters of disability rights to speak to us about it: Alice Wong, Activist and Editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century, Judy Heumann, former special advisor to the State Department under the Obama administration and Britney Wilson;; Lawyer for the National Center for Law and Economic Justice.
A transcript of the show will be available on our website.
Please Note: One of our guests, Alice Wong, was difficult to understand due to some technical difficulty. We couldn’t sort this out during the recording, so we’ve included some of the comments she wrote later in the episode.
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