ADA Legacy Project
The ADA Legacy Project (TALP) are disability activists who seek to "preserve the history of the disability rights movement; celebrate its milestones; and educate the public and future generations of advocates."[1]
The ADA Legacy Project launched the DisBeat Initiative, "a new communications initiative designed to coordinate and promote proactive messaging on disability rights issues throughout the country."[2]
History
In August 2012, twenty-five people from across the country assembled for the ADA25 Summit in Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the Amerigroup Foundation and Shepherd Center, the Summit’s purpose was to connect historical projects on the disability rights movement as well as plan for the 25th anniversary of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2015.
The ADA Legacy Project coordinated ADA25, "a national celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ADA25 included hundreds of anniversary events around the country; The ADA Legacy Tour, which logged 23,000 miles and more than 115 stops in 33 states from July 25, 2014 to July 28, 2015; “Equal Access, Equal Opportunity,” the ADA25 official publication; #BecauseoftheADA, a social media campaign to gauge the impact of the ADA on individual lives; the new Disability Rights Museum on Wheels, sponsored by the US Business Leadership Network; fine arts, exhibits, and pride events at the Kennedy Center and Smithsonian's National Museum of American History; two events at the White House; and a gala and march on the Capitol in Washington, DC."
Attendees
Attendees included disability rights advocates and cultural workers, disability studies scholars, historians, museum curators, documentary filmmakers, government agency representatives, and others. The Summit produced The ADA Legacy Project.
- Tim Wheat
- Deidre Davis
- Eleanor Smith
- Kelly Buckland
- Sandy Hanebrink
- Mark Johnson
- Dan Wilkins
- Carol Jones
- Bill Graves
- Gillian Grable
- Judy Roy
- Bethany Stevens
- Janna Zwerner
- Scott Cooper
- Harvey Finkle
- Janine Bertram
- Kristen Vincent
- Laurie Block
- Tom Olin
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