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From
The ADA Legacy Project:
We
envision a world in which all people are accepted and valued for who
and how they are: where all are welcomed with respect and given equal
opportunities to contribute to the human experience.
The mission of The ADA Legacy Project is to honor the contributions of people with disabilities and their allies by:
- preserving and promoting the history of the disability rights movement;
- celebrating the impact of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), as well as other related disability rights legislation and
accomplishments; and
- educating the public to create opportunities for inclusion, access, and equal rights for the future.
Preservation, celebration, and education: this is how we will
honor this historic civil rights legislation and create its legacy: a
world in which every citizen is accepted for who they are.
In addition,the
National Center for Civil and Human Rights - scheduled to open Memorial
Day 2014 in Atlanta, Ga., - will feature exhibits that chronicle the
history of the disability rights movement.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR)
is a 42,000 square foot facility in downtown Atlanta, Georgia that
plans to open Memorial Day weekend 2014. The Center is dedicated to
exploring stories of civil and human rights throughout the world.
In 2012 NCCHR agreed to partner with The ADA Legacy Project to
include the story of disability rights history and current issues. Since
then, The ADA Legacy Project has worked closely with NCCHR to
provide content and advice on exhibits that address disability. The
Project is also working with NCCHR to plan for additional exhibits and
events in 2015 to correspond with the 25th anniversary of passage of the
ADA.
