In about a month’s time, we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the ADA. When I think about commemorating the beginnings of the ADA, I cannot help but wonder why it took that long for people living with disabilities to get these rights.
Simply because the narratives of disability were not written about does not mean they did not exist. I think we know our stories have existed as long as humans have.
Then I also think while a lot of progress has been made in those 30 years, a lot has not. Why? Is it because unlike the history of race, gender, and sexual identity, our history is largely invisible?
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