Profiles of Disabled Leaders Carrying Forward the ADA's Legacy This Disability Pride Month
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Keely Cat-Wells
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This article highlights disabled leaders carrying forward the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law 36 years ago this July. It traces the law's origins to decades of organizing by disabled activists, including the 1990 Capitol Crawl, and notes that the ADA reshaped access to buildings, jobs, education, and public life. The piece profiles leaders working across media, fashion, policy, talent representation, literacy, and the creator economy to continue the disability rights movement.
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It remains one of the most consequential civil rights laws in American history.
The leaders below are among countless others carrying that work forward right now, across media, fashion, policy, talent representation, literacy and the creator economy.
They are ensuring the movement continues and the legacy of those who came before us is honored.
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