On March 12, 1990, activists with disabilities abandoned their crutches and wheelchairs to pull themselves up the 83 stone steps at the Capitol Building and demanded passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On July 26th, the bill was signed. For the 25th anniversary of the ADA, we’re honoring leaders of the Disability Rights Movement, past and present, through portraits displayed on stairways across Washington D.C.
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- 2015_DC_Gallaudet_ADA: DC -- Gallaudet University -- ADA steps (5 photos from 2015)
- 2015_DC_Carnegie_Lib_ADA: DC -- Mt Vernon Triangle -- Carnegie Library of Washington, DC -- ADA steps (5 photos from 2015)
- 2015_DC_Newseum_ADA: DC -- Newseum -- ADA steps (12 photos from 2015)
- 2015_DC_WilsonP_ADA: DC -- Woodrow Wilson Plaza -- Exhibit: ADA steps (6 photos from 2015)
- 2015_DC_SIAH_ADA: Natl Museum of Amer History -- ADA steps and booths (18 photos from 2015)
- 2015_DC_SIPG_ADA: Reynolds Center -- ADA steps (19 photos from 2015)
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