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LISTEN: Celebrating Disability Pride in Alaska

KTOO | By Adelyn Baxter
Published July 20, 2021 at 2:21 PM AKDT
P14777-18 President Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act on the South Lawn of the White House. Sharing the dais with the President and he signs the Act are (standing left to right): Rev. Harold Wilkie of Clairmont, California; Sandra Parrino, National Council on Disability; (seated left to right): Evan Kemp, Chairman, Equal Opportunity Commission; and Justin Dart, Presidential Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities. Mrs. Bush and Vice President Quayle participate in the Ceremony. 26 July 1990 (Photo courtesy of George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)
P14777-18 President Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act on the South Lawn of the White House. Sharing the dais with the President and he signs the Act are (standing left to right): Rev. Harold Wilkie of Clairmont, California; Sandra Parrino, National Council on Disability; (seated left to right): Evan Kemp, Chairman, Equal Opportunity Commission; and Justin Dart, Presidential Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities. Mrs. Bush and Vice President Quayle participate in the Ceremony. 26 July 1990 (Photo courtesy of George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

It’s been 31 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed, and today accommodations for people with cognitive and physical disabilities are a normal part of life. To mark the anniversary of the ADA, July is Disability Pride month -- a time to celebrate progress and raise awareness. We spoke to members of the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education about the virtual celebration and the work still to come.

Listen here:

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

  • Jena Crafton, self advocate, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
  • Ric Nelson, self advocate, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
  • Heidi Lieb-Williams, self advocate and chair, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
  • Corey Gilmore, self advocate and former chair, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Education

LINKS & RESOURCES:

PARTICIPATE:

Call  907-550-8422 (Anchorage) or  1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast.

Send an email to  talk@alaskapublic.org (Comments may be read on air).

Post your comment during or after the live broadcast on social media (Comments may be read on air).

LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
LIVE Web stream:  Click here to stream.

Talk of Alaska
Adelyn Baxter