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Rehabilitation Act at 50: Advancing Access & Equity for People with Disabilities – Then, Now & Next

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the first federal law to address civil rights for people with disabilities. The Rehabilitation Act is often spoken of in terms of various sections, several of which affect employment and career readiness. This video explores these sections and their impact – then, now and next – on advancing access and equity for people with disabilities including youth with disabilities in employment.

  • Topics: Disability Rights, Employment, Section 504
  • Duration: 6 min
View - Rehabilitation Act at 50: Advancing Access & Equity for People with Disabilities – Then, Now & Next
September 2023 416 Disability Rights, Employment, Section 504

Ed Roberts Oral History Project Highlight Video

This video from the Ed Roberts Orah History Project looks at the influence of Ed Roberts on the Independent Living Movement and the disability community.

  • Topics: Independent Living, Self-Advocacy, Disability Rights, Youth Produced
  • Duration: 22 min
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April 2022 163 Independent Living, Self-Advocacy, Disability Rights, Youth Produced

The Right to Your Graduation

Are you a student with a disability ready to graduate, but worried your school will segregate you from your own ceremony? Listen in as Cuquis discusses your right to attend your graduation ceremony including tips to follow to obtain necessary accommodations.

  • Topics: Accommodations, Disability Rights, Inclusion
  • Duration: 4 min
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January 2018 306 Accommodations, Disability Rights, Inclusion

Should we build new institutions?

Research indicates that people with disabilities have better outcomes when they have supports to live in the community rather than living in institutions, however, initiatives to create new institutional lving settings are being proposed in many U.S. communities. This video considers whether that is a good idea. It is adapted from the white paper "Community Living and Participation for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What the Research Tells Us," from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).

  • Topics: Community Inclusion, Community Supports, Disability Rights, Housing, Independent Living, Autism, Intellectual Disability
  • Duration: 5 min
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October 2017 149 Community Inclusion, Community Supports, Disability Rights, Housing, Independent Living, Autism, Intellectual Disability

A Preflight Announcement with Noah Seidel

This video highlights experiences of air travelers who use wheelchairs. Unfortunately, many have had experiences with airlines that don't know how to transport mobility devices. It also provides tips for traveling and for advocacy.

  • Topics: Disability Rights, Self-Advocacy, Transportation, Travel
  • Duration: 3 min
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December 2016 252 Disability Rights, Self-Advocacy, Transportation, Travel

Questions of Discrimination

Before someone can practice law, they must not only graduate from law school but pass the state’s bar exam. Currently, 41 states include questions in their bar exam application asking about the applicant’s mental health history, diagnosis or treatment. If an applicant answers “yes” to these questions, they are required to fill out a form revealing private information and may be forced to turn over confidential treatment records before being allowed to take the bar exam. The video below discusses the impact these questions have on applicants and the diversity of the legal profession.

  • Topics: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Civil Rights and Legal Protections, Disability Rights, Disclosure, Employment, Mental Health, Postsecondary Education
  • Duration: 4 min
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March 2016 514 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Civil Rights and Legal Protections, Disability Rights, Disclosure, Employment, Mental Health, Postsecondary Education

Disability Vote

The Advocacy Center of Louisiana, Disability Rights New York, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, and Disability Rights Washington, which operates this Rooted in Rights YouTube channel, are all part of the federally funded protection and advocacy system and members of the National Disability Rights Network.

  • Topics: Civil Rights and Legal Protections, Disability Rights, High Expectations, Independent Living, Voting, Community Inclusion
  • Duration: 5 min
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August 2015 1258 Civil Rights and Legal Protections, Disability Rights, High Expectations, Independent Living, Voting, Community Inclusion

Sports are for Everyone: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

This video features a high school athlete and notes the importance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in regards to inclusion in school athletics.

  • Part of the Sports are for Everyone Series
  • Topics: Transition, Accommodations, Recreation and Sports, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, PSA
  • Duration: 1 min
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March 2015 505 Transition, Accommodations, Recreation and Sports, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, PSA Sports are for Everyone

Sports are for Everyone: Wheelchair Basketball

This video features several high school athletes who play wheelchair basketball and notes the importance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in regards to school sports and physical education.

  • Part of the Sports are for Everyone Series
  • Topics: Recreation and Sports, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, PSA
  • Duration: 1 min
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March 2015 320 Recreation and Sports, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, PSA Sports are for Everyone

Sports are for Everyone: Swimming

This video features a high school swimmer and notes the importance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in regards to inclusion in school athletics.

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March 2015 392 Recreation and Sports, Disability Rights, Section 504, PSA Sports are for Everyone

Sports are for Everyone: Effective Communication in Sports

This video features a high school athlete who is deaf and notes the importance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and effective communication in regards to inclusion in school athletics.

  • Part of the Sports are for Everyone Series
  • Topics: Recreation and Sports, Deafness, Inclusion, Accommodations, Disability Rights, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), PSA
  • Duration: 1 min
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March 2015 256 Recreation and Sports, Deafness, Inclusion, Accommodations, Disability Rights, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), PSA Sports are for Everyone

Sports are for Everyone: Inclusion in After School Sports

Studies have shown that meaningfulness of “being asked to play” is associated with feelings of inclusion for children with disability. Friends appeared to be a significant, if not the most significant feature of feeling a sense of acceptance, belonging and value for children with disability in physical activities. Kids with disability should not be left on the sidelines! Know your rights...Sports are for Everyone!

  • Part of the Sports are for Everyone Series
  • Topics: Recreation and Sports, Inclusion, Disability Rights, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), PSA
  • Duration: 1 min
View - Sports are for Everyone: Inclusion in After School Sports
March 2015 303 Recreation and Sports, Inclusion, Disability Rights, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), PSA Sports are for Everyone