February marked the 25th anniversary of a remarkable sit-in demonstration at a federal office in San Francisco that led to full enforcement of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, the first federal law that prevents institutions receiving federal money from discriminating against people with disabilities. More than 100 protesters with disabilities demonstrated in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for nearly four weeks until then-Secretary Joseph Califano endorsed the regulations.To read the details of this remarkable demonstration click HERE.
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