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Celebrate 21 years of the Americans
with Disability Act, Tuesday, July 26
S
tarting with San Franciso in
1867 several American cities
made it illegal for persons with
“unsightly or disgusting” disabilities
to appear in public. Their repeals were
caused by the ADA: Omaha Nebraska
in 1967, Columbus Ohio in 1972,
Chicago Illinois in 1974.
“People with
disabilities
represent a critical
talent pool that is
underserved and
underutilized.”
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-- Shirley Davis, SHRM
End Discrimination
21 years ago an Act was formulated
to afford similar protections for the
disabled as those against discrimina-
tion by the Civil Rights Act. Disability
was defined as "a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits a
major life activity." The Act covered
all fields: employment, public trans-
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Whod’ you call ugly?
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugl
y_law
Complete text of ADA
www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm
Good Design
www.makoa.org/accessable-
design.htm
Where’s that Party?
www.presentspace.org/
Somewhat Secret Place
www.asomewhatsecretplace.w
ordpress.com
President George Bush signs the ADA into law 21 years ago
port, accommodation, telecommunica-
tions etc.
Improved Public spaces
For people with physical disabilties
obvious effects are wheelchair access,
and operations made to require low
Physical Effort. But for mental disabil-
ties the effects are more subtle: design
must be easy to understand and toler-
ant of error and accident to minimize
hazard.
Now it's time to Party !
The Americans with Disabilities Act
turns 21 and local artists are throwing
a celebration called “A Somewhat
Secret Place” on Tuesday July 26 from
7–9 pm at the PRESENTspace gallery,
939 NW Glisan in Portland Pearl dis-
trict, right across from Albina Bank.
This celebration is devoted to the
lived-experiences of people with dis-
abilities, so there will be a panel dis-
cussion on ADA's impact. It is turning
21, so there will be cake and drinks!
There will be a group drawing and
writing activity where guests will be
encouraged to have fun leaving their
mark in pen or Braille. Tickets at the
door are two for $21, some discounts
available
“I want to reassure
you right now that
my administration
and the United
States Congress
have carefully
crafted this Act ...
Let the shameful
wall of exclusion
finally come
tumbling down”
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-- George Bush, 1990
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Portland, OR 97232
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