West Virginia: Exhibit Highlights Disability Rights

 
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By Eric Eyre
Staff writer

A national bus tour exhibit about the disability rights movement will make a stop this weekend at the South Charleston Wal-Mart on Corridor G. West Virginia leads the nation with more than 27 percent of residents reporting they are disabled, according to national health surveys. Nearly 10 percent of West Virginians have [...]

Albany, NY: Freedom Bus for Disability Rights

By David Filkins, Times Union (Albany, New York)
TROY — A yearlong bus tour promoting rights for people with disabilities will make a stop in Troy on Wednesday.
The event, Road to Freedom, will feature a multimedia display and history exhibit highlighting the disability rights struggle and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A photo exhibit [...]

Michigan: Supporters Greet ADA Freedom Bus

By KIM HOYUM
MARQUETTE - A national bus tour promoting the Americans with Disabilities Act got plenty of support Tuesday when it stopped at the Marquette Commons.
“Is the ADA about charity?” asked Jim Ward, president of ADA Watch and the National Coalition of Disability Rights.
“No!” shouted back a crowd of more than 100 Upper Peninsula residents.
“Is [...]

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