The Gang of 19: The ADA Movement
Colorado Experience · Season 5 · Episode 14
Nineteen people cast aside their wheelchairs in 1978 and blocked city buses deemed inaccessible to the physically disabled. They inspired years of advocacy in Colorado and across the nation, helping the Disability Rights Movement gain momentum that would culminate in the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Season
5
Episode
14
Air Date
15/Feb/2018
Air Time
—
Runtime
57 min
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Nineteen people cast aside their wheelchairs in 1978 and blocked city buses deemed inaccessible to the physically disabled. They inspired years of advocacy in Colorado and across the nation, helping the Disability Rights Movement gain momentum that would culminate in the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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