Come to the Heart of Ohio
Celebrate 25 Years of Civil Rights!
ADA Legacy Tour Bus to appear as part of our two day celebration!
The ADA Legacy Tour is rolling across the country raising awareness and building excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015! Also see adalegacy.com for more information on the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
We are privileged to have the ADA Legacy Tour Bus join us as part of the activities surrounding our event. The bus will be at our opening reception on July 22nd and part of the lunchtime festivities and vendor fair on July 23rd. Attendees will have a chance to see the history behind the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Disability Rights Movement.
History of the ADA Bus
The ADA bus was originally procured for the 2006-2007 Road to Freedom, a tour which promoted the importance of the 2008 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The present ADA Tour builds on these past efforts by paying tribute to the cross-disability efforts that culminated in the passage of this historic civil rights legislation.
The Vision
The ADA Legacy Project was conceived by Mark Johnson, Director of Advocacy at the Shepard Center in Atlanta, and further developed during a retreat with disability leaders from across the nation. The first retreat was held at the Shepherd Center. This group set the goals of the project:
Preserve
We preserve our past by partnering with those who work to collect, promote and exhibit materials from the disability rights movement.
Celebrate
We celebrate our present by partnering with those who work to honor the milestones and accomplishments of the disability rights movement, including the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Educate
We educate our future by partnering with those who work to raise awareness of the history, contributions and issues still facing people with disabilities, developing our next generation of advocates.The Tour is a traveling exhibit designed to raise awareness and build excitement about ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Photos by Tom Olin
Tom Olin, a social documentarian of the disability rights movement for over 30 years, is sharing his historical photographic archive as part of the ADA Legacy Tour. He was there taking photos when the early founders of the movement were doing the dirty work, marching, protesting and getting arrested.
Tom’s photographs have been featured at the Smithsonian Institute and at the United Nations, as well as in the Washington Post and numerous publications and books. Tom has served as a unifying force in connecting communities across the nation to educate the public on 25 years of the ADA.
History of the ADA Bus
The ADA bus was originally procured for the 2006-2007 Road to Freedom, a tour which promoted the importance of the 2008 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The present ADA Tour builds on these past efforts by paying tribute to the cross-disability efforts that culminated in the passage of this historic civil rights legislation.
The Vision
The ADA Legacy Project was conceived by Mark Johnson, Director of Advocacy at the Shepard Center in Atlanta, and further developed during a retreat with disability leaders from across the nation. The first retreat was held at the Shepherd Center. This group set the goals of the project:
Preserve
We preserve our past by partnering with those who work to collect, promote and exhibit materials from the disability rights movement.
Celebrate
We celebrate our present by partnering with those who work to honor the milestones and accomplishments of the disability rights movement, including the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Educate
We educate our future by partnering with those who work to raise awareness of the history, contributions and issues still facing people with disabilities, developing our next generation of advocates.The Tour is a traveling exhibit designed to raise awareness and build excitement about ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Photos by Tom Olin
Tom Olin, a social documentarian of the disability rights movement for over 30 years, is sharing his historical photographic archive as part of the ADA Legacy Tour. He was there taking photos when the early founders of the movement were doing the dirty work, marching, protesting and getting arrested.
Tom’s photographs have been featured at the Smithsonian Institute and at the United Nations, as well as in the Washington Post and numerous publications and books. Tom has served as a unifying force in connecting communities across the nation to educate the public on 25 years of the ADA.