ADA 30th Anniversary Celebration
A Conversation with Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumman
In Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, the President’s Commission on Disability Issues invites you to:
Join a Conversation with Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumman!
Wednesday, July 8th 4:00 to 5:00 pm EST - Register today!
Judy Heumann is an internationally recognized leader in the disability rights community and a lifelong civil rights advocate, who helped pave the way for the passage of the ADA. Judy served as Special Advisor on Disability Rights for the U.S. State Department under the Obama administration, and she was one of the main organizers of the 1977 HEW 504 sit-in, where nearly 150 disability rights activists demanded that President Carter implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
More information available at https://pcdi.umd.edu/ada-30-years.
The event is open to the public, please share widely. We look forward to celebrating the ADA with you on July 8th!
In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the passage of the ADA, the University of Maryland President’s Commission on Disability Issues welcomes Judith Heumann.
Judith Heumann is an internationally recognized leader in the disability rights community and a lifelong civil rights advocate, who helped pave the way for the passage of the ADA. Judy served as Special Advisor for Disability Rights in the Obama administration, and she was one of the main organizers of the 1977 HEW 504 sit-in, where nearly 150 disability rights activists demanded that President Carter implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
American Sign Language and Captioning will be provided for this event.
More information available at https://pcdi.umd.edu/ada-30-years.