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ADA 30 Anniversary

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30th Anniversary of the ADA 2020
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
July 22, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Boston, MA

ADA 30: a call for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

BCIL and the City of Boston Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities are hosted a virtual ADA rally on Wednesday, July 22 at 1:00. We proclaimed disability rights with a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion!

Among guest speakers was longtime disability rights activists Judy Heumann, Courtland Townes III and Sandy Ho. Pre-recorded messages on the ADA were heard from Governor Baker, Congresswoman Pressley, Mayor Walsh, Attorney General Healey, and DA Rachel Rollins.

Organizational supporters include:

Easter Seals MA
Disability Policy Consortium
The New England ADA Center a project of the Institute for Human Centered Design
Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council
Work Without Limits
Disability Law Center
Spaulding Rehabilitation Network & Partner HealthCare at Home
MBTA – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy
Cambridge Commission on Persons with Disabilities
Litty Ligo Outreach and Advocacy Network
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
MassADAPT
ADLIB Center for Independent Living
Center for Living and Working
Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled
Independence Associates
Disability Resource Center
MetroWest Center for Independent Living
Northeast Independent Living Program
Southeast Center for Independent Living
STAVROS Center for Independent Living
Greater Boston Legal Services
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Deaf, Inc.
Citibank
Work, Inc.
Caregiver Homes
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
NAMI Massachusetts
Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community
Southeast Recovery Learning Community
HSRI – Human Services Research Institute
R-TAG – Rider’s Transportation Access Group
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Massachusetts Office on Disability
Institute for Community Inclusion
Perkins School for the Blind
Greater Boston Chapter of United Spinal Association
My Ombudsman Program
House of Possibilities
Amramp
Victim Rights Law Center
Greater Boston Practice for Educational Empowerment
Abilities Dance Boston
Partners for Youth with Disabilities