A little known protest that helped pave the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act is the subject of a documentary that’s set to be released. “Deaf President Now!” tells the story of eight days ...
Ashlie Bell-Seibers, a cancer survivor left blind in one eye, gets nervous in front of crowds. Still, she grabbed a microphone on June 3 in front of Nashville's federal building to speak about the ...
Local disability advocates will be holding a Disability Pride celebration Saturday as a way to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event, which ...
The Trump administration’s weeks-long immigration enforcement campaign in Minneapolis, which has shuttered schools and ...
It’s been 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became a law in the United States. Decades later there are still limitations, places that are not accessible for people with ...
CINCINNATI — July is Disability Pride Month, commemorating the date, July 26, that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. This year, cities across America are celebrating 35 ...
When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Mackenzie Martin about her reporting for KCUR's podcast 'A People's History of Kansas City', commemorating the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with ...