On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. While the 30th Anniversary of the signing has passed, there is always more work to be done towards a fully inclusive global economy. The following are resources to help aid in awareness, education, and action towards a more inclusive future.
Articles & Resources
- 28 Ways to Learn About Disability Culture from the New York Times
- 30 Years of the ADA – History, Achieving the Promise & Real People from the ACL & OCR
- Access Granted (Resources) from the Rocky Mountain ADA Center
- ADA Basics web-course
- ADA Overview from the ADA National Network
- ADA Timeline from the ADA National Network
- ADA Q&A from the ADA National Network
- Disability Language Style Guide from the National Center on Disability and Journalism
- Thirty for ADA30 from the Burton Blatt Institute
Book Recommendations
- A Disability History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY) by Kim E. Nelson
- Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann
- Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
- Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights by Lennard J. Davis
- Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body by Lennard J. Davis
- Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
- No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro
- What We Have Done: An Oral History of the Disability Rights Movement by Fred Pelka
Film & Video Recommendations
- ADA 30th Anniversary from Tom Harkins (Vimeo), 2020
- ADA – Past, Present & Future Webinar (Microsoft Teams Live Event Recording), 7/27/2020
- ADA30 Lead-On Celebration of Disability Arts, Culture, Education & Pride (Facebook), 7/23/2020
- Code of the Freaks, 2020
- Crip Camp (Netflix), 2020 (Crip Camp Trailer)
- Lives Worth Living, 2011
- Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Webinar (Microsoft Teams Live Event Recording), 8/5/2020
- Recording of President George H.W. Bush Signs the Americans with Disabilities Act (YouTube), 7/26/1990