Colorado Experience

Colorado Experience

The Gang of 19: ADA Movement (5x14)

Season finale

Air date: Feb 15, 2018

Encouraged by civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the Disability Rights Movement gained momentum in Denver when 19 people living with disabilities blocked a bus in protest. This action was one of several that led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Meet the brave individuals who dared to change the status quo and discover how this one act led to years of advocacy in the state of Colorado and inspired the nation.

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