When people think of social and civil rights movements and demonstrations in America, they instantly think of the 1960s with programs like the African American Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Rights movements or the Gay Rights movement, including the demonstrations that occurred during said movements. Demonstrations like Bloody Sunday or The Stonewall Riots often come to mind. Yet, one Civil Rights movement & protest that people do not think of is the Disability Rights Movement & the most impactful demonstration that occurred in America during the 1970s. Disabled America lacked a sense of place until the 1970s due to social oppression from Mainstream America. Their actions turned disability advocates into political aggressors trying to find some sense of place in mainstream American societies & communities across the country. The fight for implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 helped many find their place in mainstream societies. This presentation will be supported with mainly primary sources & some secondary sources.

Includes Welcome by Dr. Leslie Heaphy.